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The article proposes some ways in which carbon footprints can be used to inform strategy for sustainable healthcare and highlights areas to apply caution.

This report uses case studies to discuss how the different variables of sustainable value may be measured in practice.

A team from Spain have published a method to establish the material composition of commonly used endoscopic accessories and then used life cycle assessment methodology to quantify the carbon footprint…

Improving productivity, costs and environmental impact in international eye health services: using the 'eyefficiency' cataract surgical services auditing tool to assess the value of cataract surgical…

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location: USA Issue: US and UK estimates show the supply chain to cause the majority of emissions from…

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location:Oumaima Elouali / Barcelona, Spain. Issue: The field of ophthalmology, particularly cataract…

This study looks at countries who have calculated their national health systems carbon footprint: UK, America, Australia, China, Japan and highlights opportunities for improved data availability and…

In 2021 the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) declared a #ClimateEmergency and released aCall to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sectoranda…

Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Sector Contributes to the Global Climate Crisis and Opportunities for Action. This report co-produced by Health Care Without Harm and Arup is useful…

Project completed as part of the Barts 2019 Green Team Competition Setting/Patient Group:Eye Treatment Centre Issue to be addressed: Ophthalmology services can contribute significantly to the…