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CME Information
Provider Statement: This continuing medical education activity is provided by 
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Support Statement: This activity is supported by an educational grant from Bausch + Lomb.
Target Audience: The intended audience for this activity is comprehensive ophthalmologists and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with glaucoma.
Learning Objective: Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Assess the role of nitric oxide in reducing intraocular pressure and as a therapeutic target in glaucoma management.
- Compare the roles of the conventional and unconventional outflow pathways in regulating intraocular pressure.
- Examine new clinical evidence regarding the use of nitric oxide-based agents for the treatment of patients with glaucoma.
Activity Chair:
John R. Samples, MD
Clinical Professor
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Washington State University
Spokane, WA
Director
Western Glaucoma Foundation
Olympia, WA
Faculty:
Jason Bacharach, MD
Founding Partner and Director of Clinical Research
North Bay Eye Associates, Inc
Co-Director, Glaucoma Division
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
James C. Tsai, MD, MBA
President, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Delafield-Rodgers Professor and System Chair
Department of Ophthalmology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Reviewer:
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the past 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.
The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.
Activity Chair and Faculty report the following relationship(s):
Jason Bacharach, MD
Consulting Fee: Aerie, Bausch + Lomb, EyePoint, Eyevance, Glaukos, Gore
Speakers Bureau: Aerie, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Glaukos, New World Medical, Novartis
Contracted Research: Allergan, Equinox, Glaukos, InSite, Nicox, Santen, SymBio
Ownership Interest: Injectsense
John R. Samples, MD
Royalty: Kugler, Springer
Intellectual Property/Patent: ALeyeGN
Consulting Fee: ALeyeGN, Allergan
Speakers Bureau: Aerie, Novartis
James C. Tsai, MD
Consulting Fee: Eyenovia, ReNetX Bio
Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this CME activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non–FDA-approved or investigational use of products/devices.
Accreditation:
Vindico Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, December 31, 2019, to December 30, 2020.
How to Participate in this Activity and Obtain CME Credit:
To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives, answer the pretest questions, view the content, and complete the CME posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 100% of the posttest questions correctly. If a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Certificate.
Copyright Statement:
Created and published by Vindico Medical Education, 6900 Grove Road, Building 100, Thorofare, NJ 08086-9447. Telephone: 856-994-9400; Fax: 856-384-6680. Printed in the USA. Copyright © 2019 Vindico Medical Education. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The material presented at or in any of Vindico Medical Education continuing medical education activities does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Vindico Medical Education. Neither Vindico Medical Education nor the faculty endorse or recommend any techniques, commercial products, or manufacturers. The faculty/authors may discuss the use of materials and/or products that have not yet been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information before treating patients or utilizing any product.
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