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    Intermediate Uveitis
    Dec 21, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Intermediate uveitis can generally be described as inflammation in the anterior vitreous, ciliary body, and the peripheral retina. This learning plan reviews various indications and treatment options associated with intermediate uveitis.
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    Lab Testing in Uveitis
    Dec 21, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Lab testing remains a challenge when investigating intraocular inflammation, and varies based on the particular situation.
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    OCT in the Diagnosis of Retinal Disease
    Nov 21, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Since its introduction in ophthalmology more than a decade ago, the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) has blossomed in clinical practice. The technology has proven an essential diagnostic tool for assessing retinal diseases because of its ability to relate cross-sectional images of the retina and perform quantitative analysis of retinal morphology. This collection of content reviews the evolution of OCT, its basic science and principles, as well as its primary applications in the detection of retinal disorders.
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    Chemical Injuries of the Cornea and Conjunctiva
    Aug 30, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Chemical injuries of the cornea are ophthalmic emergencies. These injuries often result in significant ocular morbidity and generally strike young adults in the prime of life. This learning plan describes the classification scheme and epidemiology of chemical injuries to the cornea. It offers management strategies for each stage of healing, including late phases of surgical management.
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    3 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis
    Aug 30, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    HSV keratitis is the most common infectious cause of corneal blindness in the industrialized world. It can mimic other infectious and noninfectious causes of keratitis, and each manifestation calls for a different treatment approach. This learning plan reviews viral pathogenesis and the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas in the management of HSV keratitis.
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    5 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema
    Jul 27, 2018
    A complex condition, uveitic macular edema is not a disease itself, but a variety of cellular and molecular nonspecific inflammatory processes that lead to accumulation of fluid in the central retina. This learning plan reviews the available treatments for uveitic macular edema.
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    Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
    Feb 26, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) uses UV light and a photosensitizer to strengthen chemical bonds in the cornea and halt the progression of ectasia. This learning plan reviews the CXL technique and its variations, as well as clinical guidelines for its current and future use.
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    Pseudoexfoliation and Cataract Surgery
    Feb 25, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    This collection of content reviews concepts in pseudoexfoliation syndrome and how to evaluate for and surgically manage zonular compromise.
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    5 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Pediatric Orbital Cellulitis
    Feb 12, 2018 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Orbital cellulitis is a serious infection occurring most commonly in children. It can result in grave complications, including blindness, brain abscess, and death. This learning plan reviews the disease process, diagnostic workup, and treatment considerations especially in the case of a drug-resistant infection.
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    Learning Plan: Expert Witness Testimony
    Sep 27, 2017
    Code of Ethics Rule 16 states that expert testimony that is false, deceptive and misleading is unethical. Expert witnesses have an obligation to provide testimony that is truthful, supported by science and in accordance with the facts of the case. This collection of content reviews Rule 16, how to be a good expert witness, qualifications, compensation, testifying outside your area of expertise, and how to submit a challenge about potentially unethical testimony.
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    Learning Plan: Informed Consent
    Sep 27, 2017
    This collection of content reviews ophthalmologists’ ethical obligation to act in the patient’s best interests when obtaining informed consent. Topics include competence, disclosure, comprehension, the reasonable person standard, and ophthalmologists’ obligation to obtain more than a consent form signature. Code of Ethics Rule 2 requires the ophthalmologist to personally confirm with the patient (or surrogate) his/her comprehension of the consent information.
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    Learning Plan: Global Ophthalmology
    Sep 21, 2017
    In global clinical care and research, ophthalmologists must always act in the best interests of patients and the local community by maintaining high ethical standards. This collection of content reviews the ethical role of trainees and risk management in a global setting, and the numerable ethical challenges in global practice: appropriate supervision, competence, informed consent, perioperative care, patient vulnerability and privacy, and potential conflicts of interest.
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    Editors' Choice MOC Literature Review 2017
    Aug 24, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    The Academy has compiled this Learning Plan as a study companion for the Quarterly Questions program that the ABO is piloting as an alternative to the DOCK exam.
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    Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Detection and Management
    May 08, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    This collection of content reviews key concepts in the diagnosis, medical therapy, and surgery for primary angle-closure glaucoma.
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    Periocular Malignant Melanoma
    Mar 03, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Despite a lower overall incidence than nonmelanoma skin cancer, malignant melanoma remains the leading cause of death from all primary skin malignancies. This collection reviews the differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma and provides outcomes data, guidelines for the surgical excision, and biopsy techniques for the management of the disease.
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    5 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Management of Corneal Lacerations and Anterior Segment Trauma
    Feb 21, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    This collection of content reviews preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative concerns when managing corneal lacerations and traumatic injuries to the anterior segment. Topics include patient evaluation, exploration for uveal tissue and intraocular foreign bodies in cases of a ruptured globe, imaging modalities, suturing techniques for the cornea and sclera, and other coincident concerns such as traumatic cataract, iris repair, and infectious endophthalmitis.
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    3 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Ocular Surface Neoplasia
    Feb 13, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    The ocular surface can be affected by a wide variety of neoplastic lesions, ranging from benign to highly malignant in their behavior. This collection of content reviews the evaluation, diagnostic criteria, and management of corneal intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), melanoma and lymphoma of the conjunctiva, and other neoplasms.
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    Anisometropic Amblyopia
    Feb 10, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Multicenter prospective, randomized amblyopia screening and treatment trials have created a new body of evidence upon which to base clinical practices of screening, diagnosis,and treatment for amblyopia. This collection of content reviews the best evidence-based approach for diagnosing and treating amblyopia while advocating for early, appropriate screening.
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    3 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Treatment of Noninfectious Ocular Inflammatory Disease
    Feb 09, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    Noninfectious uveitis is often associated with underlying systemic conditions. For this reason, the specific diagnosis is of critical importance so that therapy is initiated when appropriate, for both ocular and systemic inflammatory disease. A thorough understanding of immunomodulatory agents is also paramount for the successful management of patients with noninfectious uveitis. This collection of content reviews the diagnostic hallmarks, traditional therapies, and newer lines of therapeutic agents for noninfectious uveitis.
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    5 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Neuro-Ophthalmology of Systemic and Neurological Disorders
    Jan 23, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology
    This collection of content reviews the ophthalmic features of neurodegenerative and selected systemic diseases. Topics include Parkinson disease, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, giant cell arteritis, acute demyelinating optic neuritis, and other demyelinating diseases.
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