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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 disease.
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of the publication series, participants should be better able to:
- Evaluate new methods and modalities that assist in the diagnosis of ocular surface and dry eye disease.
- Investigate the use of dry eye therapies in specific patient populations to better understand the attributes and limitations of monotherapy and combination therapy in these patients.
- Assess the management of dry eye disease and ocular surface disorders both preoperatively and postoperatively to improve surgical outcomes.
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
Marjan Farid, MD*
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Preeya K. Gupta, MD*
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Duke University School of Medicine
Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery
Clinical Director, Duke Eye Center
Durham, NC
Christopher E. Starr, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Refractive Surgery
Director, Cornea Fellowship
Director, Ophthalmic Education
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
* Also a Faculty Contributor for this issue.
Guest Contributor:
Alice T. Epitropoulos, MD, FACS
Ophthalmic Surgeons and Consultants of Ohio
The Eye Center of Columbus
Clinical Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Reviewers:
Ashay Bhatwadekar, PhD, RPh
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Medical Writer:
Valeria 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, January 2, 2020 to January 2, 2021.
COPE ID #: 65826-AS
COPE Event #: 118648
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 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. Upon receipt of the completed materials, 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)™ 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 past 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 report the following relationship(s):
Brandon D. Ayres, MD
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Gore, MicroSurgical Technology, Omeros, Shire, Sight Sciences
Speakers Bureau: Alcon, Allergan, Shire
Alice T. Epitropoulos, MD, FACS
Intellectual Property/Patent: EpiGlare Tester
Consulting Fee: Abbott Medical Optics, Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Bio-Tissue, Dompè, Eyevance, Ocular Therapeutix, Omeros, Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals, Shire, Sight Sciences, Sun, TearLab, TissueTech
Speakers Bureau: Abbott Medical Optics, Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Bio-Tissue, Dompè, Eyevance, Ocular Therapeutix, Omeros, Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals, Shire, Sight Sciences, Sun, TearLab, TissueTech
Contracted Research: InSite Vision, MDbackline, TearSolutions
Ownership Interest: Eyevance
Grant/Research Support:Bausch + Lomb, Kala, Ocular Therapeutix, Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals, TearLab
Marjan Farid, MD
Consulting Fee: Allergan, CorneaGen, Dompé, EyePoint, Eyevance, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Kala, Takeda
Preeya K. Gupta, MD
Consulting Fee: Alcon, Allergan, Aurea, Bausch + Lomb, J&J Vision, Kala, NovaBay, Novartis, Ocular Science, Omeros, Shire, TearLab, TearScience, Zeiss
Paul M. Karpecki, OD, FAAO
Consulting Fee: Aerie, Alcon, Allergan, Akorn, Anthem, Avellino, Bausch + Lomb, Bio-Tissue, BlephEx, Bruder Healthcare, Cambium, DGH Technology, Essilor, eyeBrain, EyeGate, EyePoint, Eyevance, Focus Labs, Icare, Imprimis, Ivantis, Jobson Healthcare, J&J Vision, Konan, Lentechs, Maculogix, Nevakar, Notal Vision, Novaliq, Novartis, Oasis Medical, Ocular Sciences, Oculus, OcuMedic, OCuSOFT, Oyster Point, PECAA, Quark, Refocus Group, Reichert, Rendia, RxSight, ScienceBased Health, Sentiss, Shire, Sight Sciences, Sun, TLC, Topcon, Vmax, Zeiss
Contracted Research: Novartis, Shire, Sight Sciences
Ownership Interest: Bruder Healthcare, Ophthalmic Resources, Optometric Medical Solutions, Silk Technologies, Tarsus Medical, TearLab
Terry Kim, MD
Consulting Fee: Aerie, Alcon/Novartis, Allergan/Actavis, Avedro, Avellino Labs, Bausch + Lomb/Valeant, BlephEx, CoDa/Ocunexus Therapeutics, Kala, NovaBay, Ocular Therapeutix, Omeros, PowerVision, Presbyopia Therapies, Shire, Simple Contacts, TearLab, Zeiss
Ownership Interest: Avellino Labs, CorneaGen, Kala, NovaBay, Ocular Therapeutix, Omeros, Simple Contacts
Christopher E. Starr, MD, FACS
Consulting Fee: Alcon/Novartis, Allergan, BlephEx, Bruder, Dompé, EyePoint, Eyevance, Kala, Quidel, Shire, Sun, TearLab
Contracted Research: Shire
Ownership Interest: TearLab
Reviewers report the following relationship(s):
Ashay Bhatwadekar, MPharm, PhD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Purdue University and Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):
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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