The Preferred Practice Patterns Committee (PPPC)

The PPPC develops guidelines for the pattern of practice, not for the care of a particular individual, based on the best available scientific data.

The PPPC is comprised of six subspecialty panels, the Chair of the Committee, Robert S. Feder, MD, and the Methodologist, David C. Musch, PhD, MPH. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES - PPPC

Authors and reviewers of PPPs are volunteers and do not receive any financial compensation for their contributions to the documents. The PPPs are developed by the Academy without any external financial support and are externally reviewed by experts and stakeholders before publication.

The Academy complies with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Code for Interactions with Companies (available at www.cmss.org/codeforinteractions.aspx) in developing PPPs by following the Preferred Practice Patterns and Ophthalmology Technology Assessments: New Relationship with Industry Procedures.

Cataract/Anterior Segment Panel

Randall J. Olson, MD, Chair, ASCRS Representative
Rosa Braga-Mele, MD, FRCSC
Sherleen Huang Chen, MD
Kevin M. Miller, MD
Roberto Pineda, II, MD, International Society of Refractive Surgery Representative
James P. Tweeten, MD
David C Musch, PhD, MPH, Methodologist
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES - Cataract/Anterior Segment Panel

Cornea/External Disease Panel

Steven P. Dunn, MD, Co-chair
Francis S. Mah, MD, Co-chair
Esen K. Akpek, MD,
Guillermo Amescua, MD 
Marjan Farid, MD 
Francisco J. Garcia-Ferrer, MD
Amy Lin, MD Cornea Society Representative
Michelle K. Rhee, MD
Divya M. Varu, MD
David C. Musch, PhD, MPH, Methodologist
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES - Cornea/External Disease Panel

Glaucoma Panel

Bruce E. Prum, Jr., MD, Chair
Steven J. Gedde, MD
Leon W. Herndon, Jr., MD
Michele C. Lim, MD
Sayoko E. Moroi, MD, PhD
Lisa F. Rosenberg, MD
Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, American Glaucoma Society Representative
Steven L. Mansberger, MD, MPH, Methodologist
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES - Glaucoma Panel

Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel

David K. Wallace, MD, MPH, Chair
Stephen P. Christiansen, MD
Katherine A. Lee, MD, PhD, American Academy of Pediatrics Representative
Christie L. Morse, MD, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Representative
Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA
Derek T. Sprunger, MD
Michele Melia, ScM, Methodologist
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES - Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel

Refractive Mgmt/Intervention Panel

Roy S. Chuck, MD, PhD, International Society of Refractive Surgery Representative, Chair
Natalie A. Afshari, MD
Deborah S. Jacobs, MD, Contact Lens Association Ophthalmologists Representative 
Jeremy D. Keenan, MD, MPH 
Jimmy K. Lee, MD, American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery Representative
Tueng T. Shen, MD, PhD 
Susan Vitale, PhD, MHS, Methodologist
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES - Refractive Management/Intervention Panel

Retina/Vitreous Panel

Christina J. Flaxel, MD, Chair 
Ron A. Adelman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS 
Steven T. Bailey, MD, Retina Society Representative
Amani Fawzi, MD, Macula Society Representative
Jennifer I. Lim, MD
Gurunadh A. Vemulakonda, MD, American Society of Retina Specialists Representative
Gui-shang Ying, MD, PhD, Methodologist
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES - Retina/Vitreous Panel