Faculty:
Neil M. Bressler, MD
The James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
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. Relationship information appears on this page and the next page.
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.
Faculty member reports the following relationship(s) which are accurate at the time of original content release (April 6, 2015):
Neil M. Bressler, MD
Contracted Research (paid to institution): Bayer; Genentech; Lumenis; Novartis; Regeneron ; Agency Agreements: American Medical Association-JAMA
Contracted Research (spouse): Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Genentech, Lumenis, Notal Vision , Novartis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals Inc., ThromboGenics NV
Consulting Fee (spouse): GlaxoSmithKline
Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Ronald Codario, MD, 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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Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
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