Carbon Footprint

A small proportion of veterans who went from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler had to revert to the metered-dose inhaler, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

BARCELONA, Spain — Adopting specific treatment regimens, reducing patient and staff travel, and limiting the use of unnecessary personal protective equipment can help improve the carbon footprint of intravitreal injections.

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Environmental sustainability is a critical global concern, as climate change and environmental degradation increasingly threaten human health and planetary well-being.

Intravitreal injections have a large environmental impact, estimated to be around 210 million kg of CO2 equivalent per year in the U.S. alone, according to a presenter at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.

Wearing gloves for intravitreal injections does not decrease the risk for endophthalmitis but does take up time and has a significant carbon footprint, according to a study.

For the multi-society sustainability initiative EyeSustain, one of its biggest goals has been to collaborate with industry to reduce waste and ophthalmology’s carbon footprint.

SAN FRANCISCO — Ophthalmologists can reduce unnecessary waste by changing the way they use topical drops, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Ophthalmic institutions can help reduce their overall carbon emissions by changing their service design, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Ophthalmologists need to work with industry to reduce the carbon footprint created by medical products, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.