Activity Chair:
Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD
Warrenville EyeCare and LASIK
Medical Director
Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Chicago, IL
Faculty:
Natalie Afshari, MD, FACS
Professor of Ophthamology, Stuart I. Brown M.D. Chair in Ophthalmology in Memory of Donald P. Shiley
Chief, Division of Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Vice Chair of Education, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
Ali R. Djalilian, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Corneal Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Chicago, IL
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 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 author discloses 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 & faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD
Consulting Fee: Omeros, Shire
Speakers Bureau: Alcon
Natalie Afshari, MD, FACS
Consulting Fee: Alpine, Shire, Spark Therapeutics, Trefoil
Ali R. Djalilian, MD
Consulting Fee: Novartis
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.
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