Going Green in Ophthalmic Practice

Prasanna Venkatesh Ramesh, Prajnya Ray, Aji Kunnath Devadas, Akshay Surendranp, Tensingh Joshua, Shruthy Vaishali Ramesh, Meena Kumari Ramesh and Ramesh Rajasekaran

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Abstract: The healthcare sector has had a relatively late implementation of environmental thinking in its setup. "Green electronic technologies and go green healthcare system" has recently evolved to address the biodegradability and biocompatibility issues faced by inorganic electronics and non-biodegradable materials. Green healthcare has the capability to promote global health both directly and indirectly. With the rise in environmental degradation, utilizing innovative 'Go Green' strategies in ophthalmology is of utmost importance. It has been structured to imbibe environmentalism into healthcare. In this chapter, we have emphasized a few simple patient point of care (POC) innovations in the field of ophthalmology that could transform the future of disease management toward a much more sustainable model by reducing resource and energy consumption. We have discussed how we innovated the novel coronicle (corona + cubicle) during the COVID-19 era, which housed all the essential ophthalmic gadgets and was interconnected using the local area network (LAN) for data access in patient care. Turning to patient counseling, we have highlighted how our innovative and cost-effective 3D augmented reality, and 4D holographic diagnostics and counseling platforms are effective in replacing the conventional paper-based system.

Keywords: green electronic technologies; patient point of care; 3D augmented reality; 4D holographic diagnostics; counseling platforms; go green; ophthalmic cubicle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.107328

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