ArticleOphthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde2026
Patients' Perspectives on Climate Change, Health, and Sustainability in Ophthalmology.
Article in Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Dropless after cataract surgery (DACS): concepts, evidence and clinical potential.Eye (London, England) · 2026Review
- [Sulphur hexafluoride (SFDie Ophthalmologie · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
<p>Introduction: Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in ophthalmology due to growing environmental, economic, and social responsibilities. Integrating sustainability into clinical practice requires not only advocacy by clinicians but also patients' collaboration and awareness. This study aimed to understand patients' perspectives on sustainability and the role attributed to ophthalmologists.
methodsIn this multi-item survey, ophthalmologic patients were assessed regarding their views on sustainability in general and in ophthalmology in particular. Levels of agreement were measured using a Likert scale.
resultsIn total, 105 patients were included. There was high agreement on statements that anthropogenic climate change is an urgent issue, requires action, and is impacting population health (all, ≥85%). Patients supported advocacy of ophthalmologists for more sustainability, and there was broad agreement (74%) that ophthalmology practices should become more environmentally sustainable. No clear trend was observed whether the healthcare sector is taking sufficient measures to become more sustainable and whether the carbon footprint of ophthalmology is smaller compared to other specialties (44% and 33% disagreed; 41% and 63% [strongly] agreed, respectively). Patients aged ≥70 years agreed significantly more than younger patients that healthcare plays an important role in fighting climate change. A similar trend was observed for female compared to male patients. Female and older patients also tended to express greater expectations for ophthalmologists to advocate for sustainability, along with a call for increased advocacy from legislators and ophthalmology societies.
conclusionPatients showed strong awareness of anthropogenic climate change and the need for ophthalmology to become more sustainable. Especially female and older patients tended to expect more advocacy from ophthalmologists, ophthalmological societies, and the legislators. </p>.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.