FACULTY:

Michael Mayers
Optometrist
Powell, OH

FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS:

Michael Mayers has served as a consultant and on the speakers’ bureau for Alcon Labs.

U.S. Pharmacist does not view the existence of relationships as an implication of bias or that the value of the material is decreased. The content of the activity was planned to be balanced, objective, and scientifically rigorous. Occasionally, authors may express opinions that represent their own viewpoint. Conclusions drawn by participants should be derived from objective analysis of scientific data.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:

Pharmacists
Postgraduate Healthcare Education, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
UAN: 430-000-09-023-H01-P; 430-000-09-023-H01-T
Credits: 1.0 hours (.10 ceu)

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This accredited program is targeted to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Estimated time to complete this monograph and posttest is 90 to 120 minutes.

Exam processing and other inquiries and booklet orders to:
CE Customer Service Manager (800) 825-4696

DISCLAIMER:

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients’ conditions and possible contraindications or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

GOAL:

To enhance pharmacists’ knowledge of contact lenses and contact lens care systems and provide strategies to educate and counsel patients who wear contact lenses.

OBJECTIVES:

After completing this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Provide an overview of contact lenses;*
2. Discuss the importance of good contact lens care;*
3. Discuss the disinfection criteria required for multi-purpose disinfecting solution and multi-purpose solution;*
4. Describe and categorize the various components of contact lens care systems;*
5. Identify the potential complications and incompatibilities associated with contact lens care systems, including differences between branded and generic products;* and
6. Describe strategies to enable pharmacists to educate and counsel their contact lens’ patients on contact lens care systems.

*Also applies to pharmacy technicians