VIENNA — A study carried out in a U.K. university teaching hospital found that cataract surgery produces a disproportionate amount of inappropriate clinical waste as compared with major oculoplastic operations.
With more than 450,000 procedures performed annually, cataract surgery is an ideal target to reduce health care-related carbon emissions, Kar Yen Phoong, MD, said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.
“Every cataract surgery that is performed within the U.K. emits approximately 130 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is also equivalent to