KOLOA, Hawaii — David F. Chang, MD, was awarded the Philip M. Corboy, MD, Memorial Award and Lecture for Distinguished Service to Ophthalmology at Hawaiian Eye 2023.
The U.S. health care sector accounts for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in the country and is double that of other wealthy nations, but fortunately, research indicates that ophthalmologists are willing to make meaningful changes, he said.
“There has been an alarming increase in [greenhouse gas] emissions just in the past decade. Most of this comes from the operating room, and labor and (Read more...)