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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 Shire.
Target Audience: The intended audience for this activity is ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with ocular surface disorders.
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate risk factors and diagnostic modalities for ocular surface disease to facilitate prompt identification and diagnosis.
- Describe the effects that ocular surface disease is known to have on surgical outcomes.
- Assess treatment strategies that provide optimal outcomes according to the etiology and severity of the ocular surface disease.
Chief Medical Editor:
Terry Kim, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Duke University School of Medicine
Chief, Cornea and External Disease Division
Director, Refractive Surgery Service
Duke University Eye Center
Durham, NC
Associate Medical Editor:
Paul M. Karpecki, OD, FAAO
Director, Cornea Services
Kentucky Eye Institute
Lexington, KY
Editorial Board:
Brandon D. Ayres, MD
Cornea Service
Co-Director of Cornea Fellowship
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, FACS
Director, Corneal Service
Comprehensive EyeCare of Central Ohio
Clinical Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Westerville, OH
Marjan Farid, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
University of California
Irvine, CA
Preeya K. Gupta, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery
Duke University Eye Center
Durham, NC
Faculty Contributors:
Natalie Afshari, MD, FACS
Stuart I. Brown, MD Chair in Ophthalmology in Memory of Donald P. Shiley
Professor of Ophthalmology
Chief of Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Vice Chair of Education
Fellowship Program Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Shiley Eye Institute
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, FSLS
President and Medical Director
North Suburban Vision Consultants, Ltd.
President
Keratoconus Specialists of Illinois
Deerfield, IL
Helena E. Gali, BA
Medical Student
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, CA
Pedram Hamrah, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Director, Center for Translational Ocular Immunology
Tufts Medical Center
Director, Anterior Segment Imaging
Boston Image Reading Center
Boston, MA
Amy Lin, MD
Associate Professor
John A. Moran Eye Center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Milana L. Matz, OD
Associate Optometrist, Co-Director of Contact Lens Services
North Suburban Vision Consultants
Deerfield, IL
William B. Trattler, MD
Director of Cornea
Center for Excellence in Eye Care
Voluntary Faculty
Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, FL
Reviewers:
Steve Abel, PharmD, FASHP
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Medical Writer:
Valerie Zimmerman, PhD
Accreditation:
Purdue University is approved by the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) as an administrator/provider of continuing education (CE).
Vindico Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
This enduring material is COPE-accredited for 1.0 continuing education credits and is approved for one (1) year from the date of original release, November 1, 2018 to November 1, 2019.
COPE ID #: 59770-AS
COPE Event #: 116424
Please consult your state’s Board of Optometry to determine if the CE credit may apply toward your CE requirement for license renewal.
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
How to Participate in this Activity and Obtain CE/CME Credit:
To participate in this CE/CME activity, you must read the objectives, answer the pretest questions, read the articles, and complete the CME posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 70% of the posttest questions correctly. If a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Purdue University will issue a CE Certificate or Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category (1) Credit(s)TM certificate.
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, reviewers, 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.
Editorial Board and Faculty Members report the following relationship(s):
Natalie Afshari, MD, FACS
Consulting Fee: Shire, Spark Therapeutics
Ownership Interest: Alpine Biotherapeutics, Trefoil
Brandon D. Ayres, MD
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Avedro, CorneaGen, MicroSurgical Technology, Omeros
Speakers Bureau: Alcon, Allergan, Shire
Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, FACS
Royalty: Holbar Medical Products
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Avedro, Bausch + Lomb, Bruder, Mallinckrodt, ReFocus, Shire, Sun, TearLab
Speakers Bureau: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Shire
Contracted Research: Avedro, ICare, Kala
Ownership Interest: Calhoun, Ocular Science, RPS
S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Cooper Vision, Marco, Oculus, OptoVue, Shire, SynergEyes
Speakers Bureau: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Cooper Vision, Marco, Oculus, OptoVue, Shire, SynergEyes
Marjan Farid, MD
Consulting Fee: Allergan, Bio-Tissue, CorneaGen, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Kala, Shire
Helena E. Gali, BA
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Preeya K. Gupta, MD
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Aurea, Bio-Tissue, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Kala, NovaBay, Ocular Science, Shire, TearLab, TearScience, Zeiss
Pedram Hamrah, MD, FACS
Consulting Fee: NovaBay
Paul M. Karpecki, OD, FAAO
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Akorn, Avellino, Bausch + Lomb/Valeant, Beaver-Visitech, Bio-Tissue, BlephEx, Bruder Healthcare, Cambium Pharma, eyeBrain, EyeGate, Focus Labs, Imprimis, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Oasis Medical, Oculus, OCuSOFT, Rendia, Science Based Health, Shire, Sight Sciences, Silk Technologies, Sun, Tear Film Innovations, TearLab, TelScreen, Topcon
Contracted Research: Research Principal Investigator: Olympic Ophthalmics, Shire, Sight Sciences
Ownership Interest: Bruder Healthcare, Optometric Medical Solutions
Terry Kim, MD
Consulting Fee: Acucela, Aerie, Alcon/Novartis, Allergan/Actavis, Avedro, Avellino Labs, Bausch + Lomb/Valeant, BlephEx, CoDa/Ocunexus Therapeutics, Kala, NovaBay, Ocular Therapeutix, Omeros, PowerVision, Presbyopia Therapies, Shire, SightLife Surgical, Simple Contacts, TearLab, TearScience
Ownership Interest: Kala, NovaBay, Ocular Therapeutix, Omeros, SightLife Surgical, Simple Contacts, TearScience
Amy Lin, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Milana L. Matz, OD
Consulting Fee: Alcon
William B. Trattler, MD
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Avedro, Bausch + Lomb, Bleph-Ex, Iantech, Johnson & Johnson, Kala, Lensar, Omeros, Ocular Therapuetix, Shire, Sun
Speakers Bureau: Abbott Medical Optics, Alcon, Allergan, Avedro, Bausch + Lomb, Iantech, Johnson & Johnson, Lensar, Novabay, Shire, Sun
Ownership Interest: Alphaeon, Avedro, CXLO, Iantech, Lensar, RPS, Visionary Fund
Reviewers report the following relationships:
Steve Abel, PharmD, FASHP
Advisory Board Member: Central Indiana Jefferson Foundation Board, ESN Board representing Purdue President Daniels, TechPoint Board
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Medical Writer reports the following relationship(s):
Valerie Zimmerman, PhD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Purdue University and Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationships:
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at Purdue University and Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education 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.
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