Optimizing Strategies for Topical Management of Glaucoma: Treatment Options and Improving Adherence
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Last Reviewed: January 31, 2018
Expiration Date: February 1, 2019
Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour
*This activity expired for credit on February 1, 2019 and is no longer available for credit
Last Reviewed: January 31, 2018
Expiration Date: February 1, 2019
Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour
*This activity expired for credit on February 1, 2019 and is no longer available for credit
This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC. 
Faculty
Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD (Chair)
Vice Chair
Department of Ophthalmology
Fran and Ray Stark Foundation Professor of Ophthalmology
Stein Eye Institute
David Geffen School of Medicine
Professor of Epidemiology
Fielding School of Public Health
University of California Los Angeles
Director
Stein Eye Institute Center for Community Outreach and Policy
Los Angeles, CA
Gregory J. Katz, MD
Director of Glaucoma Services
St. Joseph Mercy Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Director of Glaucoma Services
St. Joseph Mercy Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
L. Jay Katz, MD, FACS
Professor of Ophthalmology
Jefferson Medical College
Attending Surgeon and Director
Glaucoma Service
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Patient Faculty
Eleanor Banyai
Detroit, MI
Professor of Ophthalmology
Jefferson Medical College
Attending Surgeon and Director
Glaucoma Service
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Patient Faculty
Eleanor Banyai
Detroit, MI
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of ophthalmologists. It will also be of benefit to other healthcare professionals interested in the management of glaucoma.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of ophthalmologists. It will also be of benefit to other healthcare professionals interested in the management of glaucoma.
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
• Select an appropriate personalized ocular antihypertensive strategy for patients with glaucoma based on the most recent efficacy and safety data related to available agents.
• Evaluate efficacy and safety data for new and emerging medical treatments in glaucoma.
• Outline effective strategies to promote patient adherence and self-administration to prescribed glaucoma treatment, including multi-drop and combination regimens.
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
• Select an appropriate personalized ocular antihypertensive strategy for patients with glaucoma based on the most recent efficacy and safety data related to available agents.
• Evaluate efficacy and safety data for new and emerging medical treatments in glaucoma.
• Outline effective strategies to promote patient adherence and self-administration to prescribed glaucoma treatment, including multi-drop and combination regimens.
Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Individualizing Therapy with Current Medical Treatments: Cases and Choices
• Case Study 1
• Case Study 2
• The Case for Emerging Medical Treatments
• Facilitating Patient Adherence and Self-Administration
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Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
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• Follow instructions to register or log in with your professional information and complete the pretest.
• View the online activity in its entirety.
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Disclosures
In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, faculty and contributors are asked to disclose any relationships with commercial interests associated with the area of medicine featured in the activity. These relationships are described below.
Faculty
Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD (Chair)
Consultant: Graybug Vision, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Legal Consultant: Glaukos Corporation
Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD (Chair)
Consultant: Graybug Vision, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Legal Consultant: Glaukos Corporation
Gregory J. Katz, MD
Grant/Research Support: Allergan plc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Consultant: Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Speakers Bureau: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
L. Jay Katz, MD, FACS
No financial relationships to disclose
Eleanor Banyai
No financial relationships to disclose
Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC, staff members have no financial relationships to disclose.
Independent peer reviewer has no financial relationships to disclose.
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