Quantifying the reduction in economic and environmental waste from multiuse phacoemulsification tubing/cassettes and diamond blades
Cost, waste, and carbon emissions are considerably reduced by reusable phacoemulsification products, such as diamond surgical knives and multiuse phacoemulsification tubing/cassettes. This provides a major opportunity to improve the sustainability of cataract surgery.
Authors
- Stephanie P. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6666-8228)
- David F. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8103-3140)
- Gitanjali B Baveja
Institutions
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
- HealthPartners (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001784
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.40