Release Date: September 20, 2024
Expiration Date: September 20, 2025
Time to Complete Activity: 0.25 hour

Faculty 

Grace M. Richter, MD, MPH
Glaucoma Specialist 
Department of Ophthalmology 
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Partner, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Target Audience 

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of ophthalmologists and glaucoma specialists, and may be of interest to other eye care/healthcare professionals who treat patients with glaucoma.

Educational Provider 

This activity is provided by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, with support from Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.

Supporter Acknowledgment 

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from AbbVie, Inc. 

Program Overview 

Gain insights into best practices to address disparity in glaucoma. In this patient simulation, learners will review the case of an 85-year-old woman with a history of primary open-angle glaucoma who is re-establishing care after missing a year during the COVID pandemic. As the case is evaluated learners sort the quality of possible management choices into poor, better, and best practices. Learners’ responses are compared with current evidence. In addition, expert faculty insights about management decisions, outcomes, and next steps are provided by Grace Richter, MD. This case increases understanding of the diverse nature of patients who require glaucoma care.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Formulate an evidence-based clinical approach to glaucoma care in diverse patient populations, with consideration of biologic, social, and patient-specific factors

CME for Physicians

The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement 

The American Academy of Ophthalmology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hardware/Software Requirements

This accredited CME activity is designed using HTML5 web components. As you navigate the video using the supplied controls, the slides will sync to the speaker.

Supported Browsers (Desktop/Mobile)
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Instructions for Participation

To receive a certificate of participation, participants must:

• Follow instructions to register or log in with your professional information and complete the pretest
• View the online activity in its entirety
• Complete and submit the online postassessment and evaluation. You must answer 70% of the posttest questions correctly to earn credit. You will have unlimited opportunities to successfully complete the posttest

A certificate of participation will be available for download/printing immediately following your successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.

For questions regarding CME credit, contact the American Academy of Ophthalmology at cme@aao.org.

There are no fees for participating in this activity.

Scientific Integrity and Disclosure of Financial Interest

The American Academy of Ophthalmology is committed to ensuring that all CME information is based on the application of research findings and the implementation of evidence-based medicine. It seeks to promote balance, objectivity, and absence of commercial bias in its content. All persons in a position to control the content of this activity must disclose any and all financial interests. The Academy has mechanisms in place to resolve all conflicts of interest prior to an educational activity being delivered to the learners.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, The Academy requires that all planners, faculty, and others who are in a position to control the content of this activity disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies during the past 24 months.

All relevant relationships are identified and mitigated according to the Academy’s policy prior to individuals assuming their roles, and are disclosed prior to learners’ engagement in the activity. The Academy is committed to providing learners with high-quality accredited continuing education that promotes improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The content of this activity was independently reviewed to ensure that it is fair and balanced, scientifically rigorous, evidence based, and aligned with the public interest. All relevant relationships have been mitigated.

A full listing of financial disclosures can be found below. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Grace Richter, MD
Has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and Paradigm staff members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Independent peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA.

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