Serge Zaluski

Dr. Serge Zaluski, the ophthalmologist, was again the first to rant against the excesses of the precautionary principle in the operating room. “ For a fragile product ordered, such as certain implants, the labs deliver two, as a precaution. Except that only one out of a thousand might be needed! This is a colossal return transport cost for almost zero risk! “The kind of absurdity that brings Dr. Zaluski out of his hinges and hits the common sense of this ophthalmologist, co-founder of the Visit group, which brings together 15 ophthalmologists around Perpignan.

After 30 years of career, the one who was president of SAFIR (French Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) believes that a doctor cannot be indifferent to the environment. “ Medicine is conscience and responsibility. Awareness, because you have to be aware of the stakes of what you do, and responsibility, because you have to assume your choices. » The basis of an ecological conscience.

In 2018, 890,000 cataract operations were performed in France. For this surgery of the lens, an organ that measures 1.5 centimeters, we throw away three bags full of waste. Dr. Zaluski was the first to calculate the volume of waste generated for cataract surgery. Impressed by the mass of the result for this operation, for a surgery that increases by 3 to 4% per year under the grandpa boom effect, he meets Olivier Toma and decides to engage in a sustainable development approach. This great curious, administrator of the Friends of the Perpignan museum and administrator of a contemporary art center in his spare time, relies on teamwork and organization. The transmission to younger people is at the heart of his professional activity.

Recently, the Visit group has been committed to the Very High Health, Social and Environmental Quality (THQSE®) approach, supported by Primum Non-Nocere. With 45 employees and 15 doctors, Dr. Zaluski hopes to be at the head of the first liberal cabinet to hold this demanding label.