China News Service, March 8 (Shao Wanyun, Zhongxin Finance and Economics) "Under the 'dual carbon' goal, energy issues have been widely concerned, but in the medical field, the carbon emissions generated by disposable consumables in surgery have been ignored." Wang Ningli, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the Ophthalmology Center of Beijing Tongren Hospital, said in an interview with Zhongxin Finance that it is recommended to reduce the use of disposable consumables in ophthalmic surgery.
"National ophthalmology departments may perform eight or nine million operations a year, and too many disposable consumables are used in the operations." Wang Ningli said that according to the team's data calculations, the carbon emissions generated by one cataract operation are equivalent to a fuel car Travel 325 kilometers.
The above situation has attracted the attention of organizations such as the World Health Organization, and the Asia-Pacific Society of Ophthalmology has also established relevant departments for the use of consumables.
"Start with ophthalmology and make contributions to carbon emissions." Wang Ningli said that this is an exploratory proposal, and which materials can be replaced, which cannot be replaced, which can be reduced, and which cannot be reduced requires scientific estimation. .
Wang Ningli, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, director of the Eye Center of Beijing Tongren Hospital.
Photo provided by the interviewee
In addition, Wang Ningli also suggested that ophthalmic examinations be included in the chronic disease prevention and control system, and that the medical insurance fund pays for it, and an annual examination is conducted for risk groups.
For example, people with myopia above 600 degrees, newborns, elderly people over 50 years old, and patients with diabetes and high blood pressure are all risk groups.
This is not the first time Wang Ningli has made the above suggestion.
According to Wang Ningli, he submitted relevant proposals during the National Two Sessions last year.
Compared with the previous year, this year's proposal incorporates survey results and model data analysis.
"Eye health is very important. Without eye health, there is no great health. Except for loss of life, there is nothing more terrible than loss of vision." Wang Ningli said that in daily life, people only go to check their eyes when they are sick, but at this time they may have already Lost opportunity for treatment.
"Eye diseases can be known early with a single fundus photo." Wang Ningli said that 80% of eye diseases can be found with a single fundus photo, and 80% of these 80% diseases can be prevented, treated and controlled early.
"From the perspective of cost-benefit analysis, this is a field of high output with less investment." (End)