2024 Caribbean Eye Meeting

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  • Overview

    This activity will focus on new surgical techniques, incorporating new technology, and advanced case management in corneal refractive, cataract, and glaucoma surgery. Additionally, discussions on current and future pharmacologic agents in the management of ocular surface disease, glaucoma, and postoperative inflammation will be presented. The primary target audience consists of practicing ophthalmologists, optometrists, and allied health professionals engaged in the medical and surgical management of patients with corneal diseases, refractive error, presbyopia, cataract, and glaucoma.

    Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Johnson & Johnson, Staar Surgical and Ziemer Ophthalmics. 

  • Learning Objectives

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

    • Identify recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.
    • Identify major advances in key areas of cutting-edge research and technology in ophthalmology.

    • Identify and integrate practice management strategies to address critical business and operational tasks in the ophthalmologist’s practice.
    • Formulate strategies to manage patients with Presbyopia and Astigmatism.
    • Identify best practices in Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS).
    • Identify recent clinical outcomes and components of today’s cataract surgery and technologies.
    • Accreditation

      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, the American College of Eye Surgeons (ACES), the American Board of Eye Surgery (ABES) and the Society for Excellence in Eyecare (SEE). Evolve Medical Education LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      Evolve Medical Education, LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 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.

      Course Viewing Requirements

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      Hardware Requirements:
      4GB+ RAM
      Recommended internet speed 5Mbps+

    • Faculty and Disclosures

      Robert J. Weinstock, MD

      Robert J. Weinstock, MD

      Private Practice

      The Eye Institute of West Florida
      Largo, FL


      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.

      Robert J. Weinstock, MD, has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Bausch & Lomb, Alcon, J&J Vision, LENSAR, Trefoil, BVI, Eye Point Pharmaceuticals, Beyeonics, Visus, Elios Vision, and ViaLase. Grant/Research Support: RxSight, Visus, SpyGlass Pharma, and LENSAR. Shareholder: RxSight, RPS, EyeSafe, Tissuetech, ViaLase, Visus Therapeutics, Elios Vision, Alchemy Vision Project, and Omega Ophthalmics LLC. Speaker’s Bureau: LENSAR, Bausch + Lomb, and Johnson & Jonson

      William F. Wiley, MD, has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: AcuFocus, Allergan, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Carl Zeiss Meditic, Johnson & Johnson, Dompe, Imprimis, and RxSight. Grant/Research Support: AcuFocus. Speaker’s Bureau: New World Medical and Carl Zeiss Meditec.

      Akaanksh Shetty, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Allison Shuren, JD, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Albert Castillo, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

      Arjan Hura, MD has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Allergan, B+L/AcuFocus, BVI, Rayner, Twenty Twenty Therapeutics, Tarsus, Visus, and Carl Zeiss Meditec. Grant / Research Support: Alcon. Speakers Bureau: Alcon

      Blake Williamson, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Allergan, AbbVie, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Johnson & Johnson Vision, New World Medical, Quidel Corporation, and Sight Sciences. Speaker’s Bureau: Allergan, AbbVie, Glaukos, and New World Medical.

      Caroline Watson, MD had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Biotissue, Bausch + Lomb, Corza medical, Johnson & Johnson, Dompe, BVI/Beyeonics, Visus Therapeutics, Tarsus, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Ocuphire, Lumenis, Allergan, MST, and RxSight. Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, Biotissue, Bausch + Lomb, and Tarsus

      Cathleen McCabe, MD had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Bausch & Lomb, Allergan, Novartis, Ivantis, Zeiss, Omeros, Ocular Therapeutix, EyePoint Pharma, Sight sciences, Science Based Health, Imprimis, Dompe, Tarsus, Visus, Orasis, Quidel, Eyevance, Lensar, I star, Medical, Easee, and Engage Technologies Spy Glass. Grant / Research Support: Alcon, Ivantis, Glaukos, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Orasis, Ocular Therapeutix and Ora. Shareholder: Engage Technologies

      Chris Moore has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Cristos Ifantides, MD has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant and Advisory Board: AbbVie, Ace Vision Group, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, BVI, Centricity Vision, Hu-Med Technologies, Johnson & Johnson, Spect Inc, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Trefoil, Visus Therapeutics, Carl Zeiss Meditec, and LensAR.  Speaker’s Bureau: Centricity Vision. Grant/Research Support: Bausch + Lomb, Centricity Vision, Johnson & Johnson, and New World Medical. Shareholder: Ace Vision Group, Hu-Med Technologies, iSense Therapeutics, Spect, Inc, and Tarsus Pharmaceuticals. Patent: Hu-Med Technologies and Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

      Dan Chambers has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: DCOM Services and RxSight

      Dan Welch, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      David Stephens, MD has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant and Speaker’s Bureau: AbbVie/Allergan, Alcon, Glaukos, and RxSight.

      Denise Visco, MD has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Bausch + Lomb, Cassini, LENSAR, Oyster Point Pharma, Rayner, and Carl Zeiss Meditec. Grant/Research Support: Lensar and Oyster Point Pharma. Speaker’s Bureau: Lensar, Rayner,  and Carl Zeiss Meditec.

      Frank Bucci, MD has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Acufocus, Glaukos, Johnson & Johnson, and RxSight. Shareholder: PRN

      Gary Wortz, MD has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dompé, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Lensar, Ocular Science & Ocuphire, Tarsus, TearClear. Stock/Shareholder: Arcuate Innovations, Johnson & Johnson, Ocular Science and Omega Ophthalmics. Speaker: Lensar. Royalties: Science Based Health, Dompé, Lensar, Ocular Science, Alcon and Carl Zeiss Meditec.

      Huda Sheheitli, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      I. Paul Singh, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: AbbVie, Aerie, Allergan, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Elios, Ellex, Glaukos, Ivantis, MMD, New World Medical, Novartis, Ocular Therapeutix, Oyster Point Pharma, Reichert, Inc, Santen, and Sight Sciences. Speaker: AbbVie, New World Medical, Aerie, Allergan, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Beaver-Visitec International, Inc., Carl Zeiss Meditec, Ivantis, Ocular Therapeutix, and Sight Sciences. Shareholder: CoFI.

      Ivan Mac, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Trukera Medical and Johnson & Johnson. Advisory Board: NovaBay, Tarsus, and Bruder health. Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, NovaBay, Bruder health and Trukera Medical. Shareholder: Tarsus and Visionary Venture Group

      Jack Chapman, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Lensar, Sun Pharmaceuticals, and Trukera Medical. Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, Lensar, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Tarsus and Trukera Medical. Shareholder: Visiox Pharma

      James Katz, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Novartis, Bausch + Lomb, Sight Sciences and Glaukos. Speaker’s Bureau: AbbVie and Allergan. Shareholder: Glaukos, Mati, and Olleyes

      James Lehman, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Johnson & Johnson, RxSight, and Lensar. Grant/Research Support: Johnson & Johnson, RxSight, Lensar, and Glaukos. Shareholder: RxSight.

      Jim Loden, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant and Speaker’s Bureau: Johnson & Johnson

      Joaquin De Rojas, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Lensar, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Johnson & Johnson, Oculus Biologics, and Sun Pharmaceuticals. Grant/Research Support: Johnson & Johnson. Speaker’s Bureau: Johnson & Johnson and Sun Pharmaceuticals.

      John Doane, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Carl Zeiss Meditec Speaker’s Bureau: Carl Zeiss Meditec

      Karyn Jones

      Kiper Nelson, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Kirk Labor, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Rayner

      Kirk Mack has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Luke Rebenitsch, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: RxSight, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Staar Surgical, and iOR Partners. Shareholder: OSRx Pharmaceuticals

      J. Morgan Micheletti, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, AbbVie, Bausch + Lomb, and Carl Zeiss Meditec Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, New World Medical, and Beaver-Visitec International.

      Mary Davidian, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant and Speaker’s Bureau: Dompe and BioTissue.

      Mary Pat Johnson has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Matt Owens has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Mike Romansky, JD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Mitchell Jackson, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Allergan/AbbVie, Bausch + Lomb, RxSight, Trukera, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Oyster Point Pharma/Viatris, Tarsus and Johnson & Johnson. Speaker’s Bureau: Bausch + Lomb, RxSight, Carl Zeiss Meditec, and Tarsus.

      P. Dee Stephenson, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Allergan, Atia, Bausch + Lomb, Bruder, Cassini, Bompe, ESWIN, Gaudion Health Services, Lensar, Rayner, Tarsus, Viatris, Visiox, TopCon Medical Systems, and Carl Zeiss Meditec. Speaker’s Bureau: Sun Pharmaceuticals, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Alcon, Allergan, Atia, Ocular Therapeutix, Bausch + Lomb, Bruder, Cassini, ESWIN, Guardion Health Services, Rayner, Sight Sciences, and Viatris. Grant/Research Support: Bausch + Lomb, Cassini, and Dompe. Shareholder: Visiox

      Parag Majmudar, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, and Carl Zeiss Meditec. Speaker’s Bureau: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb, and Dompe.

      Rachel Schneider, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Lensar and BVI.

      Regina Boore, MS, RN, CASC has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Scott LaBorwit, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Sight Sciences. Speaker’s Bureau: Alson and Lensar

      Shaina Kumar, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Shalesh Kaushal, MD, PhD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      Shamik Bafna, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, Beaver Visitec, Carl Zeiss Meditec, and Sight Sciences. Grant/Research Support: RxSight, Rayner, Carl Zeiss Meditec, and Alcon.

      Sheri Rowen, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Ace Vision Group, AbbVie, Atia Vision, Bausch + Lomb, Johnson & Johnson, Ocuterra, Orasis, Carl Zeiss Meditec, RxSight, Sight Science, Stuart, Tarsus, Thea, Visus, and Viatris. Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, Ace Vision Group, Atia Vision, Bausch + Lomb, RxSight, and SBH.

      Steven Dell, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Johnson and Johnson, Bausch + Lomb, RxSight, Novartis, Allergan, LENZ Therapeutics, Ocular Therapeutix, Optical Express, Tracey Technologies, Lumenis, and iCare. Shareholder: Johnson & Johnson, LENZ Therapeutics, and Tracey Technologies.

      Taylor Strange, DO has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant and Speaker’s Bureau: Rxsight, Oculus, Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, BVI, LENSAR, and Carl Zeiss Meditec. Shareholder: RxSight

      Tom Harvey, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Dompé, LENSAR, Lenstec, Topcon, and Carl Zeiss Meditec. Shareholder: Lumos Diagnostics and RPS.

      Wade Tucker, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies

      William Soscia, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Johnson & Johnson, RxSight and Lensar. Grant/Research Support: Symfony/Synergy

      Zahra Markatia, MD has a financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Johnson & Johnson

      Zarmeena Vendal, MD has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant and Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Biotissue, Johnson & Johnson, Ocular Therapeutix, and Sight Sciences.

    • 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, American College of Eye Surgeons (ACES), the American Board of Eye Surgery (ABES) and the Society for Excellence in Eyecare (SEE), Johnson & Johnson, Staar Surgical and Ziemer Ophthalmics.
      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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