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MIGS: What Is It and What Outflow Pathways Does It Target?

By: Kristopher May, OD; Deborah Ristvedt, DO; Leslie O’Dell, OD, FAAO; and Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO

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Webinar Credits: 0.5

In this episode, faculty define minimally invasive glaucoma surgier (MIGS) and describe how MIGS procedures target different outflow pathways.

Expiration Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
Release Date: March 22, 2021

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Sight Sciences.

Learning Objectives

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

Describe the impact of resistance in different outflow pathways on glaucoma patient outcomes Identify the efficacy levels, short-term complication rates and long-term tissue removal risks of various glaucoma surgical procedures

Accreditation and Designation Statement

Sponsored by: 
 
Evolve is an approved COPE Administrator. This course is COPE approved for .5 hours of CE credit for optometrists.
COPE Course ID: 71826-GL
COPE Activity ID: 121381

Faculty and Disclosures

Kristopher May, OD

Coldwater Vision Center
Coldwater, MS

Deborah Ristvedt, DO

Ophthalmologist Surgeon
Vance Thompson Vision
Bozeman, MT

Leslie O’Dell, OD, FAAO

Clinical Director
Medical Optometry America
York, PA

Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO

Vance Thompson Vision
Sioux Falls, SD

Kristopher May, OD, has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant: Alcon, and Sight Sciences. Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, and Sight Sciences.

Deborah Ristvedt, DO, has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant: Allergan, Glaukos, and Sight Sciences.  Grant/Research Support: Allergan.  Speaker’s Bureau: Alcon, and Glaukos.

Leslie O’Dell, OD, FAAO, has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant: Aerie, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Dompe, Eyevance, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Oyster Point, Pharma, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Sight Sciences, and Tarsus. Speaker's Bureau: Allergan, Johnson & Johnson Vision, and Sight Sciences.

Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Dompé, EyePoint, Horizon, Ocular Therapeutix, and Reichert. Grant/Research Support: Glaukos. Speaker’s Bureau: Aerie, Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Glaukos, Quidel, Sight Sciences, and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. Share/Stockholder: Equinox.

 The Evolve Medical Education or The Fundingsland Group staff and planners have no financial relationships with commercial interests.  

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, The Fundingsland Group or Sight Sciences.

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