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EyeSustain is a global coalition of eye societies, organizations and ophthalmologists collaborating to make ophthalmic care and surgery more sustainable.
The initiative is supported financially by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
The Mission
- Engage, network, and educate our global ophthalmic community about more sustainable practices
- Collaborate with industry to reduce our carbon footprint and surgical waste
- Support research and innovative solutions that reduce ophthalmology’s environmental impact
- Collaborate with other medical specialties to reduce the carbon footprint of our healthcare system
- Support advocacy and education about the public health impact of climate change
HSIOIRS and EyeSustain
The Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery warmly embraced this initiative and is honored to be a member of this global coalition.
HSIOIRS is part of the EyeSustain Global Council (ESGC) and has pledged to educate, advocate and collaborate to advance sustainability of quality eye care and surgery. The HSIOIRS representatives to the ESGC are Dr. Elisavet Patsoura, ophthalmic surgeon, HSIOIRS General Secretary and Dr. Rodanthi Christina Bartzoulianou, young surgeon, HSIOIRS society member.
Dr. David Chang, chair of this global coalition, delivered an awakening speech entitled “Our collective challenge to reduce surgical waste”, during the Opening Ceremony of the 37th HSIOIRS Congress in Athens (2-4 March 2023). Watch the video on our youtube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOLv3GQpqVM
Key Topics Related to Sustainability in Ophthalmology
Explore how we can create more sustainable practices in ophthalmology that reduce our carbon footprint and help to mitigate climate change, while driving cost savings.
- Sustainability in the OR
- Sustainability in the Clinic
- Drug Waste
- Global Green Practices
Take the EyeSustain Surgical Facility Pledge
Join your peers and take the surgical facility pledge to reduce unnecessary ophthalmic surgical waste.
- Educate surgeons and surgical staff about sustainability and the impact of O.R. waste
- Regularly re-evaluate surgical pack standardization to minimize waste
- Use multidose bottles of topical medication and betadine on multiple patients when possible
- Assess the necessity for patient gowns and full body draping
- Regularly reassess options for reusable versus single-use products and instrumentation
- Assess feasibility of alcohol-based surgical scrub for pre-surgical antisepsis
- Institute or update recycling strategies
www.eyesustain.org/facility-pledge
Ophthalmology Clinics from around the world that have taken the pledge:
www.eyesustain.org/pledge-wall
Explore other ways to get involved
www.eyesustain.org/get-involved
Position Papers
- Reducing Topical Drug Waste in Ophthalmic Surgery
- Electronic Instructions for Use
- Ophthalmic Instrument Sterilization
What’s new
SIDICS – Sustainability Index for Disposables in Cataract Surgery
Impacts of climate change on ocular health (2024 JCCH Scoping Review)
How Ophthalmologists Can Decarbonize Eye Care
Addressing the environmental sustainability of eye health-care delivery: a scoping review
For more information and all the latest news on Sustainability in Ophthalmology please visit the EyeSustain website www.eyesustain.org or download the EyeSustain app.
