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Hospital chain in India sets a model for low carbon footprint, environment-friendly cataract surgery
Health care procedures are a large contributor to carbon emissions throughout the world. As awareness and concerns about the environmental issues related to global warming increase, the high impact of current surgical procedures and the need for alternative, more sustainable strategies have become a new research focus. In this scenario, the cataract surgery model employed by the hospitals in the Aravind Eye Care System in India is raising great interest internationally.“In 2015 I was involved by Cassandra L. Thiel, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, in a (Read more...)