Presentation Title: More than Meets the Eye: Ophthalmology for Internists
Speaker: Margaret Wang French, MD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: MSB 2.103
Learning Format: In-Person and Online
Series Objectives:
- Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based medicine.
- Discuss current research and its potential for application to patient care.
- Discuss the latest clinical practice guidelines relevant to clinical practice.
Activity Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe treatments of common ocular complaints in the outpatient setting and threshold for ophthalmology/optometry referral
- Distinguish different manifestations of systemic diseases (and treatments of diseases) in ocular signs and symptoms
- Integrate current trends in general and population health into future developments in ophthalmology
Credit Designation:
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 nursing continuing professional development ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Statement:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Event Disclosures:
Speakers:
Margaret Wang French, MD has disclosed a financial relationship with one or more ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:
- Abbvie – Advisory Committee Member – Relationship Has Not Ended
Any financial relationship that was found to be relevant has been mitigated.
Planners and other Administrative Support:
Tanvi Gupta, MD, Aastha V Bharwad, MD, Philip Orlander, MD, Mark A Farnie, MD, Robby Wesley, DO, FACP, Andrew Sullivan, MD, Gabriel Aisenberg, MD, Jeffrey Chen, MD, Carley Allen, MD, Sanjana M Rao, MD, and Karla Abela, PhD, RN, CCRN, CPN have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.
Accreditation Statement:
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.