Ethics Committee Resource Library

Advisory Opinions of the Code of Ethics

• Advertising Claims Containing Certain Potentially Misleading Phrases (link)
• Appropriate Examination and Treatment Procedures (link)
• Communications to the Public (link)
• Delegated Services (link)
• Determining the Need for Medical or Surgical Intervention (link)
• Disclosures of Professionally Related Commercial Interests (link)
• Employment and Referral Relationships between Ophthalmologists and Other Health Care Providers (link)
• Ethical Obligations in a Managed Health Care (link)
• Expert Witness Testimony (link)
• Global Ophthalmology (link)
• Informed Consent (link)
• Learning New Techniques after Residency (link)
• Live Surgery (link)
• Postoperative Care (link)
• Release and Confidentiality of Patient Records (link)
• Research and Innovation in Clinical Practice (link)
• Social Media and Professionalism (link)

 Policy Statements of the Code of Ethics

• An Ophthalmologist's Duties Concerning Postoperative Care (link)
• Ophthalmic Care for Patients in Residential Care Centers (link)
• Pretreatment Assessment: Responsibilities of the Ophthalmologist (link)

Ethics Information Statements

• Ethics in Telemedicine (link)
• The Ethical and Technical Competence of the Ophthalmologist (link)
• Unique Competence of the Ophthalmologist (link)