Activity Chair:
Thomas W. Samuelson, MD
Attending Surgeon
Minnesota Eye Consultants, PA
Adjunct Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Faculty:
John R. Samples, MD
Clinical Professor, Rocky Vista University
Parker CO
Director, Western Glaucoma Foundation
Olympia, WA and Portland, OR
External Reviewer:
Ronald A. Codario MD, 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 last 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.
Planning Committee and Faculty Members report the following relationship(s) which are accurate at the time of original content release (September 1, 2016):
Thomas W. Samuelson, MD
Consulting Fees: Abbott Medical Optics; AcuMems; Aerie; Alcon Laboratories, Inc.; Allergan, Inc.; Aquesys; Endo Optiks; Glaukos Corporation; Inotek; Ivantis; Merck; Ono Pharma USA; QLT; Santen; SLACK Inc.; Transcend Medical
Ownership Interests: (Stock Options): Aquesys; Glaukos Corporation; Ivantis
John R. Samples, MD
Royalty: Springer (From 3 books), Kugler
Intellectual Property/Patent Details: Allergan, Aquasys, Cyogenetix, ReFocus
Consulting Fees: Aerie, Alcon, Copernicus Group, Roche, Transend, Western IRB
Speakers Bureau: Alcon, Roche
Contracted Research: National Eye Institute
Ownership Interest: Allergan, Amgen, Aquasys, Eyegenetix, Gilead
External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Ronald A. Codario MD, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationship to disclose
Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):
Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.