Ophthamology Scholar

Ellie McCance

W.I.S.E SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2022-23

Ellie is a ST3 Ophthalmology Trainee, currently working in North Wales. She is a pro-active member of the Wrexham Maelor Green Group, and has recently been inspired by the work and activities surrounding the Green Surgery Challenge. She is motivated to carry forward projects to transition towards a circular, more sustainable healthcare economy, and strive towards greener cataract surgery.

Aijing Wang

W.I.S.E SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2020-21

Aijing was an ophthalmology trainee in Wales deanery. I was the second Welsh scholar in sustainable ophthalmology whose scholarship is sponsored by Thea pharmaceuticals. She used the 'Eyefficiency' app tool to collect data on the efficiency, cost and carbon footprint of cataract surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigated the carbon footprint of disposable tonometer heads used in ophthalmology clinics.

Alex Chiu

W.I.S.E. SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2019-20

Alexander was appointed in August 2019 to CSH as the first Welsh Scholar in Sustainable Ophthalmology as part of CSH's W.I.S.E. (Welsh Ireland Scotland England) scholarship programme, sponsored by Thea pharmaceuticals.  Alexander was involved in rolling out the use of the Sustainable Cataract Surgical Services Auditing tool ‘Eyefficiency’ in the ophthalmology departments in Wales, helping units to improve productivity, cost, and carbon footprint of their cataract care.

Clare Morgan

W.I.S.E. SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2019-20

Clare was appointed in March 2019 to CSH as the first Scottish Scholar in Sustainable Ophthalmology as part of CSH's W.I.S.E. (Welsh Ireland Scotland England) scholarship programme. Her scholarship is sponsored by Bausch + Lomb. Clare will rolled-out the Eyefficiency tool across a few Scottish sites to measure productivity, carbon and cost of their cataract surgery.