Journal Club: Impactful Clinical Trials of 2019
12/1/2020 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
1 Professional Development Credits
Description
Join us on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30 PM Central Time for a journal club entitled “Impactful Clinical Trials of 2019”. Expert discussants Jeffrey S. Heier, MD and Jennifer I. Lim, MD will discuss the impact and outcomes of two landmark clinical trials:
DRCR protocol V: a 24-month analysis of loss of Visual Acuity for diabetic patients with good VA (20/25 or better) treated with focal laser, versus Aflibercept versus observation.
CANTREAT TRIAL: a comparison of Visual Acuity gain of 15 letters or more in patients with neovascular ARMD treated with monthly Ranibizumab injections versus Treat and Extend Ranibizumab injections over a 24-month period.
Please be sure to read the articles before attending the event.
Moderators: Aravinda K. Rao, MD and Adrienne W. Scott, MD
ASRS Fellowship Training and Education Committee Members
Expert Faculty Discussants: Jeffrey S. Heier, MD and Jennifer I. Lim, MD
Reviewers: Christopher D. Conrady, MD, PhD and Natalia Albuquerque Lucena Figueiredo, MD
Co-Chairs, ASRS Fellow-in-Training Section