How I contribute to visual health in the world

Parl'Etudiant Fab, published on January 14, 20226 min

After her bac S, Pauline Ghesquier turns to an alternating optical course.It sedecit a passion for humanitarian aid for the benefit of visual health in the world is today graduated from the BTS optician, a management bachelor and an optical license, in a position in a northern store in the Northfrom France.Meeting with a committed optician.

Pauline Ghesquier discovered humanitarian aid, driven by the desire to put herself at the service of others.After a first mission in Senegal and a second in Cambodia, she is now working on a project of recycled glasses in France, in parallel with her post as an optician in store."These two humanitarian experiences were unforgettable periods that allowed me to interact with local populations and help them improve their visual health.I love giving people and discovering new cultures.Their smile is my best award, ”she says.

« Ma première mission humanitaire au Sénégal a été une expérience magique»»

At heart to quickly enter the job market, Pauline opts for the BTS Optician-Lunetier alternating at the Lille Higher Institute of Optics to become Optician.Gradually forming the project to open her own store, she specializes in management with the Bachelor of Manager in optics at ISO Paris to acquire management skills."This course is great!"I spent an extraordinary year surrounded by people who want to change the world of optics.»»

Puis Pauline enchaîne les remplacements pour acquérir un maximum d’expérience dans différents magasins d’optique, « uniquement des petites boutiques qui valorisent le service et la proximité»», précise-t-elle.Having at heart to help people in need, she becomes a member of the Peoples Humana Humana association which she intends to talk about.

First optician to integrate this association, Pauline participates in a mission in Senegal.It performs 240 views in 2 villages in Casamance in the southwest of the country and offers the local population a suitable correction.It is accompanied by 13 other volunteers (treating physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, etc.) responsible for medical consultations and awareness sessions for handwashing, teeth and contraception in schools and colleges.

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His best memory during his mission?His meeting with a 12 -year -old Senegalese who was about to abandon school because of her vision problems.Thanks to an adapted view examination, Pauline helped this little girl resume the way to school."I had the feeling of having" saved "it, it made me happy. En mission, on reçoit bien plus que ce que l’on donne»», souligne-t-elle.

« Le sourire des petits cambodgiens a été ma plus belle récompense»»

Even more motivated by her thirst to learn in optometry and contactology, she opts for the professional license of optics at ISO Lille where she is admitted and from which she graduated two years later."In high school, I wanted to do short studies. En définitive, j’aurai fait 5 années d’études»», dit-elle dans un éclat de rire. « Pour être en mesure de délivrer des conseils adaptés en santé visuelle, tout opticien devrait suivre ce cursus»», estime-t-elle.

Solicited by an educational manager of ISO Lille with the association The eyes of schoolchildren, she goes to Cambodia carried by her altruistic fiber and her taste for travel.Its mission consists in controlling the vision of Cambodian children between 3 and 15 years old and offering them glasses adapted to their sight, alongside three 2nd year students at the Higher Institute of Optics."These children have an extraordinary joy of life and are very satisfied with.It was magic to see all these smiles. Je suis rentrée le cœur léger»», raconte-t-elle.

« Je suis heureuse de pouvoir concilier mes 3 passions : l’optique, l’humanitaire et les voyages»»

Committed to visual health in the world, Pauline also works on Mondays and Tuesdays on a project of recycled glasses in the universities of Lille.The objective: to recover unused glasses from students to be able to resell them second-hand in stores.A first.

« Après ces deux missions, j’ai encore plus envie de donner accès aux soins optiques aux personnes dans le besoin»», déclare Pauline, désormais passionnée d’humanitaire.

"I received excellent training in ISO. Les enseignants – passionnés et ayant à cœur de nous transmettre leurs connaissances – y sont pour beaucoup !»»

The Higher Optical Institute, a passport to success

ISO is the leader in training (from bac to bac+5) in the optical sector.Several reasons for this: 30 years of expertise, its links with companies, its internship opportunities abroad (China, United States, Australia, Canada, etc..) and its diplomas recognized by the State.The ISO group is a network of optical schools in 9 major French cities and offers training adapted to students in post -bac or reorientation orientation and retraining professionals.Admission on file, excluding Parcoursup.