Past Events
2023 Complex Cataract Surgery, Cornea, and Retina Symposium
Dr. Brandon Ayres, M.D., Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Director of the Cornea Fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital, spoke about complex cataract surgery and cornea and Dr. Rishi Singh, M.D., President of Cleveland Clinic Martin North and Cleveland Clinic South Hospitals, Staff Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, Florida, Professor of Ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner College of Medicine, Principal Research Investigator for the Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics spoke about retina disease and surgery. This educational activity was sponsored by Alcon, Alimera Sciences, Allergan an AbbVie Company, Genentech, Harrow, Iveric Bio an Astrellas Company, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Regeneron, Sight Sciences, and Viatris Eye Care. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
3rd Annual Interesting Case Series
Charlotte Ophthalmology Society ophthalmologists presented their most interesting eye disease cases. This educational activity was sponsored by Alcon.
Dr. Sahar Bedrood, M.D., Ph.D., of Acuity Eye Group in Pasadena, California and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor USC Roski Eye Institute in Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center and Dr. Leon W. Herndon Jr, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology, Chief, Glaucoma Division at Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina delivered a CME accredited live webinar talk entitled: New-Generation MIGS: Which MIGS for Which Patient? This educational activity was produced by MedEdicus.
2019 Complex Anterior Segment Surgery and Uveitis Symposium
Dr. Sunil Srivastava, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic, who specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous and uveitis, and Dr. Steven Safran, M.D., P.A., in private practice in Lawrenceville, N.J., who specializes in diseases of the cornea, external diseases of the eye, and complex anterior segment surgery of the eye, presented CME accredited lectures in their respective fields. This educational activity was sponsored by EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Omeros, Alcon, Ocular Therapeutix, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, and Alimera Sciences. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Charles C. Wykoff, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Research, Retina Consultants of Houston; Deputy Chair for Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute; and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas presented a CME accredited lecture on retinal vascular diseases including diabetes entitled: Management of Retinal Vascular Diseases: Today & Tomorrow. This activity was supported by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. This educational activity was sponsored by Genentech. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
2nd Annual Interesting Case Series
Charlotte Ophthalmology Society ophthalmologists presented their most interesting eye disease cases. This educational activity was sponsored by Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Donald L. Budenz, M.D., M.P.H., Kittner Family Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine presented a CME accredited lecture on glaucoma entitled Real-World Management of Glaucoma – The Age of Outflow. This educational activity was produced by MedEdicus.
Dr. Andrew G. Lee, M.D., Chair of the Blanton Eye Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery (Weill Cornell Medicine); Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa, Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Space Medicine, and Texas A and M; Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at UTMB (Galveston), UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, and University of Buffalo, SUNY presented a CME accredited lecture on neuro-ophthalmology entitled: Five Neuro-Ophthalmic Diagnoses You Can Not Afford to Miss. This educational activity was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Cataract and Glaucoma Symposium
Dr. Warren Hill, M.D., of East Valley Ophthalmology located in Mesa, Arizona, and Dr. Arsham Sheybani, M.D., Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, specializing in glaucoma at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis presented CME accredited lectures on cataract and glaucoma respectively. This educational activity was sponsored by IanTech, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Glaukos, Allergan, Alcon, and Omeros. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Thomas Albini, M.D., Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Director, of Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Health System presented a CME-accredited lecture on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) entitled: Current Screening and Therapies for Macular Degeneration. This activity was supported by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. This educational activity was sponsored by Genentech and Notal Vision, Inc. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
First Annual COS Interesting Case Series
Charlotte Ophthalmology Society ophthalmologists presented their most interesting eye disease cases. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Steven Yeh, M.D., F.A.S.R.S., Louise M. Simpson Professor of Ophthalmology, Section of Vitreoretinal Surgery & Diseases Director, Section of Uveitis and Vasculitis at Emory University Eye Center presented a CME accredited lecture on the latest treatment strategies for uveitis entitled: Update on Uveitis: 2018. This educational activity was supported by an independent medical education grant from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. This educational activity was sponsored by Allergan. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Leon W. Herndon, Jr., M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief of the Glaucoma Division at Duke University Medical Center presented a CME-accredited lecture on the newest breakthroughs in glaucoma surgery entitled: MIGS: Can You Believe the Hype?.
This educational activity was supported by a medical education grant from Alcon. This educational activity was sponsored by Glaukos, New World Medical, and Ellex. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Preeya Gupta, M.D., Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center presented a CME-accredited lecture on the latest innovations in the treatment of dry eye disease entitled: Dry Eye Disease in 2018: What’s New. This educational activity was supported by an independent medical education grant from Shire and TearLab. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Lejla Vajzovic, M.D., Director of the 2018 FAVS Course and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Adult and Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Diseases at Duke University Medical Center presented a CME-accredited lecture on the latest innovations and strategies in the treatment of diabetic macular edema entitled: Best Practices in Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema. This activity was supported by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genentech. This activity was sponsored by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Donald L. Budenz, M.D., M.P.H., Kittner Family Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine presented a CME accredited lecture on OCT in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma entitled: OCT in Glaucoma: Red Disease and Green Disease. This event was sponsored by a medical education grant from Carl Zeiss Meditech and New World Medical. This event was sponsored by Glaukos. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
Dr. Steve Charles, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S., F.A.S.R.S., one of the world’s leading vitreoretinal surgeons with Charles Eye Institute Retina in Germantown, Tennessee spoke on various aspects of retina surgery including helpful tips and tricks for the anterior segment surgeon. This event was sponsored by Alcon.
Dr. Rajiv Shah, M.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Wake Forest Department of Ophthalmology who specializes in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous and ocular immunology and uveitis gave a CME accredited lecture entitled: Innovations in the Treatment of Uveitis. This event was sponsored by AbbVie. CME accreditation was provided by Novant Health.
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Charlotte, NC 28211
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