Veeral Sheth, MD, MBA, FASRS, FACS, and Margaret A. Chang, MD, MS, discuss patients with retinal disease who may benefit from surgical implants and review patient selection factors and detailed steps for the conjunctival examination. Drs. Sheth and Chang also share videos and their experience with best practices for using surgical implants.
Best Practices for Using Surgical Implants in Retinal Diseases
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This certified CME activity is designed for retina specialists who care for patients with retinal diseases.
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This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Describe best practices for using surgical implants to treat retinal diseases
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Evolve is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Evolve designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.Faculty
Veeral Sheth, MD, MBA, FASRS, FACS (Chair)
Director of Clinical Research
University Retina and Macula Associates
Board Certified Ophthalmologist and Retinal Surgeon
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Margaret A. Chang, MD, MS
Retinal Consultants Medical Group
Sacramento, CADisclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
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The following faculty/staff members have the following financial relationships with ineligible companies.Veeral S. Sheth, MD, MBA, FASRS, FACS, has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alkeus, Apellis, Boehringer Ingelheim, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Iveric Bio, Janssen, Kriya Therapeutics, Novartis, Ocular Therapeutix, Oculis, Ocuphire, Ollin Biosciences, Opthea, Regeneron, RevOpsis, Unity, and Vial. Grant/Research Support: 4DMT, AbbVie, Adverum Biotechnologies, Alimera Sciences, Ashvattha Therapeutics, Astellas, Aviceda, Chengdu Kanghong, Eluminex Biosciences, Eyebiotech, Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Gyroscope Therapeutics, i-Lumen Scientific, Ionis, Iveric Bio, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Novartis, Ocular Therapeutix, Oculus, Ocugen, OcuTerra, Olix, Opthea, Outlook, Oxular, Oxurion, Perfuse Therapeutics, Recens Medical, Regeneron, Regenxbio, Rezolute, Roche, SalutarisMD, SamChungDang, Santen, Smilebiotek, Unity Biotechnology, and Vanotech. Speaker's Bureau: Genentech and Iveric Bio.
Margaret A. Chang, MD MS, has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: AbbVie/Regenxbio, Astellas, Boehringer Ingelheim, Carl Zeiss Meditec, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Ocular Therapeutix, Oculis, and Opthea. Grant/Research Support: Alexion, EyeBio, Kodiak Sciences, Mylan, NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Novartis, OcuTerra, and Outlook Therapeutics. Speaker's Bureau: Genentech.
The Evolve staff, planners and peer reviewer have no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
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