Neurotrophic Keratitis: Restoring Corneal Health Is a Sensitive Matter

0.50CME

0.50COPE

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Overview

Provider Statement

This continuing education activity is provided by

Support Statement

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Dompé US, Inc.

Activity Description

Neurotrophic keratitis (NK) is a degenerative corneal disease that is often underrecognized due to reduced corneal sensitivity and minimal early symptoms, placing patients at risk for progressive epithelial breakdown and vision loss. This CE activity highlights key risk factors for NK and reviews evidence-based tools and preoperative assessments to support timely identification of affected and at-risk individuals. Through an interactive data review and case study, experts apply the latest clinical evidence to guide the development of individualized, stage-appropriate treatment plans, emphasizing interprofessional collaboration to promote corneal healing, restore corneal sensitivity, and improve patient outcomes.

Target Audience

The intended audience for this activity includes ophthalmologists and optometrists involved in the management of patients with NK.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Recognize the risk factors for the development of NK.
Identify patients with NK using evidence-based tools and preoperative assessments.
Create treatment plans for patients with NK using the latest clinical evidence and interprofessional collaboration.

Activity Chair

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD
Founder, MDNegotiation.com
Founder, RealWorldOphthalmology.com
CEO, Women in Ophthalmology
Founder and Medical Director, Warrenville EyeCare and LASIK
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago, IL

Faculty

Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS
Rodgers Clark Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Cornea/External Disease/Cataract/Refractive Surgery
Medical Director
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Plantation
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Plantation, FL

Francis S. Mah, MD
Director, Cornea Service
Co-Director, Refractive Surgery
Scripps Clinic
La Jolla, CA

Medical Writer

Erin Sanborn, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Planners/Reviewers

Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Mary Beth Yackey, OD

Accreditation

ACCME Jointly accredited In support of improving patient care, Vindico Medical Education 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.

Credit Designation

Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

COPE Vindico Medical Education designates this asynchronous enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 COPE credit hours. Optometrists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

COPE Course Number: 102906-TD
COPE Activity Number: 132328

This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, March 31, 2026, to March 30, 2027.

How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CE Credit

To participate in this activity, you must read the objectives, answer the polling and pretest questions, view the content, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 4 out of 6 posttest questions correctly. If a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ certificate or COPE CE certificate.

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Disclosures

Vindico Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Individuals in a position to control the content of a continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Relationship information is accurate at the time of content development.

Activity Chair and Faculty report the following relevant financial relationship(s)

Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS
Consultant: AbbVie, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Dompé, Glaukos, J&J Vision, Kala, Science Based Health, Zeiss

Francis S. Mah, MD
Advisor: AbbVie, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, EyeYon, Glaukos, Kala, Sophia Bio, Viatris, Zeiss
Consultant: AbbVie, Bausch + Lomb, BioTissue, EyeYon, Glaukos, Sophia Bio, Viatris, Zeiss
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Bausch + Lomb, J&J Vision, Orasis, Viatris
Independent Research Contractor: Sight Sciences
Stock Options: Avellino Group, Kala, Sophia Bio

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD
Consultant: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Dompé, J&J Vision, Ocular Therapeutix, Orasis, Sun, Trukera, Thea, Viatris, Zeiss
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Sun, Viatris
Independent Research Contractor: Ocular Therapeutix

Medical Writer reports the following relevant financial relationship(s)

Erin Sanborn, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planners/Reviewers report the following relevant financial relationship(s)

Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Mary Beth Yackey, OD
Advisor: Glaukos
Consultant: Zeiss

Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relevant financial relationship(s)

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.

Unlabeled and Investigational Usage

The audience is advised that this continuing education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non–FDA-approved or investigational use of products/devices.

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