Clarifying the Role of Novel and Emerging Treatments for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Disorders

 

Release Date: January 29, 2016

Last Reviewed: December 25, 2015

Expiration Date: January 29, 2017

Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour

This activity is provided by Global Education Group.  Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC and Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry are the educational partners.           
    
                               

 

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital

Thomas Jefferson University

Partner, MidAtlantic Retina

Philadelphia, PA

 

Director, Cataract and Primary Eye Care Service

Wills Eye Hospital

Clinical Associate Professor

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thorp Bailey Weber Eye Associates

Plymouth Meeting, PA

 

Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Clinical Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Rochester, MI

Chairman, Grunberger Diabetes Institute

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Visiting Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University

Prague, Czech Republic

President, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Szilárd Kiss, MD
Division Chief, Retina Service
Director of Clinical Research
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Weill Cornell Medical College
Associate Attending Physician
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

 

This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of ophthalmologists and retina specialists. This activity may also benefit endocrinologists, optometrists, and other health care professionals engaged in the diagnosis and management of patients with diabetic retinopathy.

 

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

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Optometrist Continuing Education
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This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, Inc.     

 

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