Faculty

Elizabeth Yeu, MD (Chair)
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Corneal, Cataract, and Refractive Surgeon
Partner
Virginia Eye Consultants
Norfolk, Virginia

Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, New York
Founding Partner
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island and Connecticut
Garden City, New York

Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, New York
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
Oceanside, New York

I. Paul Singh, MD
President
Head, Division of Glaucoma
The Eye Centers of Racine and Kenosha
Racine, Wisconsin

Disclosure Policy Statement

It is the policy of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai that the faculty and anyone in a position to control activity content disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of the educational activity in which they are participating. They are also required to disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is committed to providing its learners with quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements in healthcare and not the proprietary interests of a commercial interest and, thus, has established policies and procedures in place that identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to the execution or release of its educational activities. Full disclosure of faculty/planners and their commercial relationships, if any, follows.

Disclosures

Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant/Advisory Board: Alcon; Allergan; Bausch & Lomb Incorporated; Kala Pharmaceuticals; and Oculis.

Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant/Advisory Board: Akorn, Inc; Alcon; Allergan; Bausch & Lomb Incorporated; BlephEx; Dompé US, Inc; GlaxoSmithKline; Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc; OCULUS, Inc; OcuSOFT Inc; Orca Surgical; Quidel Corporation; Strōma Medical Corporation; TearLab Corporation; and Visus Therapeutics.

I. Paul Singh, MD, had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant/Advisory Board: Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Alcon; Allergan; Bausch & Lomb Incorporated; Ellex; Glaukos Corporation; Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Ivantis Inc; New World Medical, Inc; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Ocular Therapeutix, Inc; Reichert, Inc; Sight Sciences; and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Elizabeth Yeu, MD, had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant/Advisory Board: Alcon; Allergan; Aurea Medical; Avedro, Inc; Avellino Labs; Bausch & Lomb Incorporated; Beaver-Visitec International; Bio-Tissue; BlephEx; Bruder Healthcare; Cassini Technologies; CorneaGen; Dompé US, Inc; EyePoint Pharmaceuticals; Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc; Kala Pharmaceuticals; LENSAR, LLC; Melt Pharmaceuticals; Merck & Co., Inc; Minosys Cellular Devices Inc; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Ocular Science; Ocular Therapeutix, Inc; OCuSOFT Inc; Omeros Corporation; Oyster Point Pharma, Inc; ScienceBased Health; Sight Sciences; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc; Surface Pharmaceuticals Inc; TearLab Corporation; Topcon Medical Systems, Inc; Valeant; and Zeiss; Contracted Research: Alcon; Bio-Tissue; Cassini Technologies; Ocular Science; Topcon; and TearLab Corporation; Ownership Interest (Stock options, or other holdings, excluding diversified mutual funds): Avellino Labs; BlephEx; CorneaGen; Melt Pharmaceuticals; Minosys Cellular Devices Inc; and Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Peer Review Disclosure

Priti Batta, MD, has no relevant commercial relationships to disclose.

Editorial Support Disclosures

Cheryl Guttman Krader; Melissa Carter, MS; Cynthia Tornallyay, RD, MBA, CHCP; Kimberly Corbin, CHCP; Barbara Aubel; and Michelle Ong have no relevant commercial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure Attestation

The contributing physicians listed above have attested to the following:

1. that the relationships/affiliations noted will not bias or otherwise influence their involvement in this activity;
2. that practice recommendations given relevant to the companies with whom they have relationships/affiliations will be supported by the best available evidence or, absent evidence, will be consistent with generally accepted medical practice; and
3. that all reasonable clinical alternatives will be discussed when making practice recommendations.