Open AccessEconomic and Environmental Impact of Single-use Plastics at a Large Ophthalmology Outpatient Service
Author(s) -
Jakob Park,
Kara C. LaMattina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001655
Subject(s) - gonioscopy , medicine , glaucoma , optometry , ophthalmology
PRéCIS:: The use of disposable tonometer prisms and gonioscopy lenses at a large ophthalmology outpatient service incurs significant financial and environmental waste that may not be justified given the limited data surrounding arguments for their use.