Evolve Medical Education | KOL Knockout™: Cataract Edition — Maximizing the Use of Aberrometry, Femtosecond Lasers, and Advanced IOLs to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Cataract Surgery

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Alcon Vision.

Learning Objectives

This initiative is designed to address and resolve the educational needs through the following educational objectives:

Summarize the technology of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.
Explain how to incorporate femtosecond laser technology into cataract surgery techniques.
Establish when to incorporate intraoperative aberrometry to provide better refractive outcomes for cataract patients.
Evaluate patient lifestyles and expectations to improve intraocular lens choice.
Compare current and emerging technologies in advanced technology intraocular lenses.

Accreditation and Designation Statement

This educational activity is provided by Evolve Medical Education LLC (Evolve).

Accreditation Statement

Evolve is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

Evolve designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participation Method

In order to obtain credit, proceed through the program, complete the post-test, evaluation and submit for credit.

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Faculty and Disclosures

Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS
Program Chair
Private Practice
Devgan Eye Surgery
Partner, Specialty Surgical Center
Chief of Ophthalmology
Olive View UCLA Medical Center

Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Residency Program Director
Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Ravi D. Goel, MD
Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Regional Eye Associates
Instructor, Wills Eye Hospital

Robert F. Melendez, MD, MBA
Cataract and Refractive Surgeon/
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Founder & CEO, Juliette Eye Institute

DISCLOSURE POLICY
It is the policy of Evolve that faculty and other individuals who are in the position to control the content of this activity disclose any real or apparent conflict of interests relating to the topics of this educational activity. Evolve has full policies in place that will identify and mitigate all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity.

The following faculty/staff members have the following financial relationships with commercial interests:

Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS, and/or spouse/partner has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Speaker: Bausch & Lomb, and Novartis; Shareholder: Advanced Euclidean Solutions, CataractCoach.com, and LensGen.
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, and/or spouse/partner has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, CorneaGen, and Ocular Therapeutix.
Ravi D. Goel, MD, and/or spouse/partner have had no financial agreement or affiliation during the past year.
Robert F. Melendez, MD, MBA, and/or spouse/partner has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Speaker: Alcon Vision.

The Evolve staff, planners and peer reviewer have no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Disclaimer

OFF-LABEL STATEMENT
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of Evolve or Alcon Vision.

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1. Please rate your confidence in your ability to incorporate intraoperative aberrometry to provide better refractive outcomes for cataract patients (based on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not at all confident and 5 being extremely confident).*
1. Not at all confident 2. Not very confident 3. Neutral 4. Confident 5. Extremely confident
2. Which of the following is an important step in approaching a white cataract?*
- a. Needle decompression of liquefied cortical material prior to starting the capsulorhexis
- b. Underfilling the anterior chamber with viscoelastic
- c. Performing the capsulorhexis prior to filling the anterior chamber with viscoelastic
- d. Performing the capsulorhexis through the paracentesis
3. Which of the following steps is an important step when posterior capsular rupture is suspected?*
- a. Turning off irrigation
- b. Filling the anterior chamber with viscoelastic while maintaining irrigation
- c. Switching to the irrigation/aspiration device
- d. Enlarging the incision to 3 mm
4. An 81-year-old male presents to your clinic with hand motion vision. On exam, you notice a milky white intumescent cataract. You schedule him for cataract surgery the next day. You pierce the center of the anterior capsule with a needle and decompress some liquefied cortex. What is a method you can use to ensure that the posterior liquefied cortex is decompressed prior to initiating the capsulorhexis?*
- a. Pierce the lens again with the needle and continue advancing the needle posteriorly through the lens.
- b. Use the irrigation aspiration device to aspirate more cortex
- c. Rock the nucleus back and forth with your needle and reaspirate with your needle
- d. Hydrodissect with balanced salt solution prior to initiating the capsulorhexis
5. You are operating on a white cataract. You enter the anterior capsule with a needle to decompress liquefied cortex. However, upon puncturing the anterior capsule, you immediately notice anterior radialization of the capsule to 11 o’clock and 7 o’clock. You are able to safely remove the lens without posterior extension. You decide to implant a monofocal lens. What is the most stable orientation of the lens haptics?*
- a. At 11 o’clock and 5 o’clock - in the area where the anterior capsule radialized
- b. At 2 o’clock and 8 o’clock - 90 degrees from where the anterior capsule radialized
- c. The orientation of the haptics does not matter since the radialization did not extend posteriorly
- d. The haptics should be oriented wherever there is the greatest overlap of the anterior capsule
Profession:*
- MD/DO
- NP
- Nurse/APN
- PA
- OD
- Other
Years in Practice:*
- >20
- 11-20
- 6-10
- 1-5
- <1
Patients Seen Per Week ( with the disease targeted in this activity):*
- 0
- 1-15
- 16-30
- 31-50
- 50+
Region:*
- Northeast
- Northwest
- Midwest
- Southeast
- Southwest
Setting:*
- Solo Practice
- Community Hospital
- Government or VA
- Group Practice
- Other
- I do not actively practice
Models of Care:*
- Fee for Service
- ACO
- Patient-Centered Medical Home
- Capitation
- Bundled Payments
- Other

Did the program meet the following educational objectives?*

	Agree	Neutral	Disagree
Summarize the technology of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.
Explain how to incorporate femtosecond laser technology into cataract surgery techniques.
Establish when to incorporate intraoperative aberrometry to provide better refractive outcomes for cataract patients.
Evaluate patient lifestyles and expectations to improve intraocular lens choice.
Compare current and emerging technologies in advanced technology intraocular lenses.

	Yes	No
The design of the program was effective for the content conveyed
The content supported the identified learning objectives
The content was free of commercial bias
The content was relative to your practice
The faculty was effective
You were satisfied overall with the activity
Would you recommend this program to your colleagues

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KOL Knockout™: Cataract Edition — Maximizing the Use of Aberrometry, Femtosecond Lasers, and Advanced IOLs to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Cataract Surgery – LIVE

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Expiration Date: Saturday, March 06, 2021

Release Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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KOL Knockout™: Cataract Edition — Maximizing the Use of Aberrometry, Femtosecond Lasers, and Advanced IOLs to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Cataract Surgery – LIVE

Webinar Credits: 1.5

Expiration Date: Saturday, March 06, 2021

Release Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Learning Objectives

Accreditation and Designation Statement

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Faculty and Disclosures

Disclaimer

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