Credits Available: 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 2 COPE CE Credits

This COPE-certified small group educational experience is designed for optometrists involved in the management of patients with geographic atrophy (GA). Key goals of the curriculum are:

~ Discuss the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration
~ Articulate the burden of illness linked to geographic atrophy (GA)
~ Understand the pathogenesis of GA
~ Describe disease detection and factors influencing progression
~ Review the therapeutic interventions that have been explored as well as those in the pipeline


CME/CE Accreditation Information

Self Study

Live Group Discussions

  • Meet & Greet (Optional)

    Please join me for a brief kick-off where you'll have a chance to greet other group members and discuss our collective goals and priorities for the next few weeks. I’m really looking forward to seeing you.

  • Live Group Discussion 1

    This Group Discussion will include a brief review of responses to the self-study modules, particularly areas of greatest challenge. Group members will then be encouraged to raise questions and discuss challenges they are facing with the group.

  • Live Group Discussion 2

    This Group Discussion will focus on your responses and comments on the Group Task, particularly on areas in which there were divergent management approaches.

Group Challenge

  • S.P. 75-year-old pseudophakic woman

    This group task will focus on the assessment and referral strategies for a patient who presents with progressing GA.

Curriculum is Currently Closed

Thank you for your interest. Currently, the curriculum is closed for enrollment but we encourage you to keep an eye out for future opportunities or alternative programs that might align with your educational goals.

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Completed Groups

Maxwell Stem, MD
Associate Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Completed
Sagar Patel, MD
MD
Completed
Brian Do, MD
Vitreoretinal Surgeon / Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Completed
Carlos Medina
MD
Completed
Nikolas London, MD
President and Director of Research
Completed
Amy Babiuch, MD
Medical Retina Specialist
Completed
David Lally, MD
Retina Specialist, Associae Professor, UMASS-Baystate
Completed
Bozho Todorich, MD, PhD
Vitreoretinal specialist
Completed
Carlos Medina
MD
Completed
Amy Babiuch, MD
Medical Retina Specialist
Completed