Cases in Prevention: Where the Latest Research on Diabetic Retinopathy Meets the Real World

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Overview / Abstract:

Program Overview
Diabetic retinopathy can now be treated earlier to prevent vision-threatening complications. This activity reviews the latest data and strategies.

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

1. Evaluate the evidence supporting treatment for preventing vision-threatening outcomes in diabetic retinopathy
2. Design treatment plans for diabetic retinopathy that consider individual patient factors
3. Describe clinical trial data supporting treatment of moderate-to-severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy to prevent proliferative diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema
4. Integrate imaging and communication tools into practice to help patients prevent vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy

Expiration

Jan 31, 2021

Discipline(s)

Physician CME

Format

Online

Credits / Hours

1.5

Accreditation

ACCME

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

Julia A. Haller, MD
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief
Wills Eye Hospital
Chair and Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sunir J. Garg, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Attending Physician
Retina Service
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

SriniVas R. Sadda, MD
President and Chief Scientific Officer
Stephen J. Ryan-Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Endowed Presidential Chair
Doheny Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD
Director of Research
Retina Consultants of Houston
Blanton Eye Institute
Houston Methodist Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Weill Cornell Medical College
Houston, Texas

Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Keywords / Search Terms

Relias LLC Diabetic Retinopathy, Ophthalmology, Relias LLC Free CE CME

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