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Best Practices on Communicating With Patients About Small-Aperture Technologies

Best Practices on Communicating With Patients About SmallAperture Technologies
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  • Overview

    Drs. Elizabeth Yeu and William Wiley discuss the importance of understanding presbyopic patients’ needs and expectations as well as considering factors that can impact visual outcomes and patient satisfaction when using pharmacological or small-aperture optics interventions. Drs. Yeu and Wiley highlight the significance of a comprehensive evaluation to guide the decision-making process.

    This activity is supported by unrestricted educational grants from AbbVie, AcuFocus, Orasis Pharmaceuticals, and Visus.

  • Learning Objectives

    Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

    • Understand how to customize pupil-size goals to the presbyopia patient’s visual needs and expectations
    • Review case studies of patients who greatly benefit from a customized pupil size

    • Accreditation

      Jointly Provided by Evolve Medical Education and The Fundingsland Group.

                

      Accreditation Statement
      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Evolve Medical Education LLC (Evolve) and The Fundingsland Group. Evolve is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      Credit Designation Statement
      Evolve Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 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.

    • Faculty and Disclosures

      Elizabeth Yeu, MD

      Elizabeth Yeu, MD

      Virginia Eye Consultants

      Medical Director, CVP Mid-Atlantic

      Cornea, Cataract, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery

      Assistant Professor

      Department of Ophthalmology

      Eastern Virginia Medical School

      Norfolk, VA


      William F. Wiley, MD

      William F. Wiley, MD

      Medical Director

      Cleveland Eye Clinic

      Division of Midwest Vision Partners

      Cleveland, OH


      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 financial relationships relating to the topics of this educational activity. Evolve has full policies in place that will identify and mitigate all financial relationships prior to this educational activity.

      The following faculty/staff members have the following financial relationships with ineligible companies.

      Elizabeth Yeu, MD, has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Advanced Vision Group, Allergan, Aurion Biotech, Avellino, Bausch + Lomb, BioTissue, BVI, BlephEx, Bruder Healthcare, Dompé, Expert Opinion, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Glaukos, Guidepoint, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Kala Pharmaceuticals, LayerBio, Lensar, Melt, Merck, Mynosys, Novartis, Ocular Science, OCuSOFT, Omeros, ScienceBased Health, Sight Sciences, STAAR Surgical, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Surface, Théa Pharma, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, TearLab, and Visus. Grant/Research Support: Alcon, BioTissue, Ocular Science, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, and TearLab. Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon. Stock/Shareholder: Advanced Vision Group, Aurion Biotech, Avellino, BlephEx, CorneaGen, Equinox, Expert Opinion, LayerBio, Mati, Melt, Mynosys, Ocular Science, Orasis Pharmaceuticals, STAAR Surgical, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, and Visus.

      William F. Wiley, MD, has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: AcuFocus and Allergan. Grant/Research Support: AcuFocus.

      The Evolve and The Fundingsland Group staff and planners have no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
      Nisha Mukherjee, MD, peer reviewer, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

    • 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, Evolve, The Fundingsland Group, AbbVie, AcuFocus, Orasis Pharmaceuticals, or Visus.


      This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

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