The carbon footprint of cataract surgery

Carbon footprinting study by D S Morris, T Wright, J E A Somner and A Connor published in Eye (22 February 2013):

This was a component analysis study for one patient having first eye cataract surgery in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. Activity data was collected from three sectors, building and energy use, travel and procurement. Published emissions factors were applied to this data to provide figures in carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2eq).

Results: The carbon footprint for one cataract operation was 181.8 kg CO2eq…

doi:10.1038/eye.2013.9