Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2026
Surgical waste and greenhouse gas emissions in cataract surgery: a multicenter interventional study at ten Japanese hospitals.
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Takizawa Yoshitaka, Tabuchi Hitoshi, Tanabe Mao, Kihara Keita, Miyoshi Masaki, Kuriyama Shoji, Matsumoto Riko, Fujiwara Masashi, Kurimoto Yasuo, Shimizu Masayuki, Ishii Kiyoshi, Akimoto Masayuki, Nakano Shinichiro, Okamoto Yoshifumi, Iida Masaharu, Kiuchi Gaku, Oshika Tetsuro
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PURPOSE: To quantify waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from disposable materials used in cataract surgery in Japan and to assess pragmatic, site-selected waste-reduction interventions.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective multicenter observational and interventional (before and after) clinical study.
METHODS: Ten Japanese sites audited 10 consecutive standard phacoemulsification cases at baseline and after implementing low-risk intervention selected by each site and integrated into routine workflow. Disposable items were collected and weighed. GHG emissions were estimated as a partial footprint attributable to disposable materials, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2eq), using published material emission factors and material-specific end-of-life assumptions. Primary outcomes were waste weight and GHG emissions per case.
RESULTS: A total of 201 surgical procedures were analyzed (100 baseline, 101 post-intervention). Baseline mean waste was 2.28 ± 0.40 kg and mean GHG emissions were 9.80 ± 2.14 kg CO2eq per case; plastics were the largest contributor. Site-level medians decreased from 2.28 to 2.06 kg (P = .020) and from 9.09 to 8.35 kg CO2eq (P = .004). In mixed-effects models, reductions did not reach statistical significance (waste ratio 0.86, 95% CI 0.73-1.02, P = .092; GHG ratio 0.84, 95% CI 0.71-1.00, P = .051).
CONCLUSIONS: Cataract surgery in Japanese sites generates substantial disposable-material waste and associated CO2eq. Pragmatic site-selected interventions were associated with significant reductions in site-summary analyses, while case-level modeling showed similar trends without statistical significance, suggesting heterogeneity and/or limited power.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective multicenter observational and interventional (before and after) clinical study.
METHODS: Ten Japanese sites audited 10 consecutive standard phacoemulsification cases at baseline and after implementing low-risk intervention selected by each site and integrated into routine workflow. Disposable items were collected and weighed. GHG emissions were estimated as a partial footprint attributable to disposable materials, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2eq), using published material emission factors and material-specific end-of-life assumptions. Primary outcomes were waste weight and GHG emissions per case.
RESULTS: A total of 201 surgical procedures were analyzed (100 baseline, 101 post-intervention). Baseline mean waste was 2.28 ± 0.40 kg and mean GHG emissions were 9.80 ± 2.14 kg CO2eq per case; plastics were the largest contributor. Site-level medians decreased from 2.28 to 2.06 kg (P = .020) and from 9.09 to 8.35 kg CO2eq (P = .004). In mixed-effects models, reductions did not reach statistical significance (waste ratio 0.86, 95% CI 0.73-1.02, P = .092; GHG ratio 0.84, 95% CI 0.71-1.00, P = .051).
CONCLUSIONS: Cataract surgery in Japanese sites generates substantial disposable-material waste and associated CO2eq. Pragmatic site-selected interventions were associated with significant reductions in site-summary analyses, while case-level modeling showed similar trends without statistical significance, suggesting heterogeneity and/or limited power.