Satisfactory completion: Learners must pass a post-test and complete an evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion. Your chosen sessions must be attended in their entirety. Partial credit of individual sessions is not available. If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed below, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.
Accreditation Statement - In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Review Education Group. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation - Amedco LLC designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Target Audience: Ophthalmologists with an interest in cataract surgery.
Learning Objectives: After completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to perform phacoemulsification and implant techniques that facilitate cataract-IOL surgery in post-vitrectomized eyes with an open posterior capsule.
Contact Information: If you have questions regarding any of the surgical videos, please contact us at kmccarthy@postgradhealthed.com
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Episode 73: A visible opening in the posterior capsule is present in a post-vitrectomy eye undergoing cataract-implant surgery. Techniques that minimize posterior dislocation of lens material and permit capsular fixation of the IOL are presented.
Richard J Mackool, MD Financial Disclosure: Consultant: Alcon; Patent Holder: Crestpoint Management, MST
