Jeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO
Grin Eye Care
Olathe, Kansas
Consultant
Kansas City VA Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri

Diana L. Shechtman, OD, FAAO
Consultative Optometric Physician
Retina Macula Specialists of Miami
Miami, Florida

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

 
TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity intends to educate optometrists.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Appraise the role of peripheral retinal imaging in detection and grading of diabetic retinopathy
Differentiate stages of diabetic retinopathy in individual patients according to guidelines and widefield/ultrawidefield images
Design monitoring and referral strategies for individual patients according to severity of diabetic retinopathy
Describe treatments for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema to patients with diabetes
Discuss treatment strategies for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema with retina specialists


COPE approved for 2.0 CE credits for
optometrists
COPE Course ID: 65675-PS
COPE Course Category: Treatment
& Management of Ocular Disease:
Posterior Segment (PS)

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This continuing education activity is supported through unrestricted
educational grants from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and Optos.

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