Clinical Statements address topics of relevance to ophthalmologists and policy makers and state the Hoskins Center and Academy-approved position to educate and provide guidance on issues of concern. The Hoskins Center and Academy-approved clinical statements are developed without any external financial support. Authors and reviewers of Clinical Statements are volunteers and do not receive any financial compensation for their contributions to the documents.
Downloading of Clinical Statements for personal use is permitted.
Reproduction or transmission of Clinical Statements, in electronic or print media, is expressly prohibited without written permission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. To request permission to reproduce or reprint Clinical Statements or to link to this website, contact permissions@aao.org.
Direct all other inquiries regarding Clinical Statements to quality@aao.org.