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Monday, April 21, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

  • Overview of Common Eye & Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments
  • Discussion of Common Eye & Vision Changes, Including Causes & Risk Factors
  • Tips to Manage Dry Eyes, Watery Eyes, Itching Eyes, Blepharitis, Loss of Eyelashes, Changes in Vision, Cataracts, Floaters & Flashing Lights
  • The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team
  • Tips to Manage Low Vision & How Eye Products Can Help You Manage Eye/Vision Changes
  • Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
  • Communicating with Your Health Care Team
  • Guidelines for Eye Examinations & Check-Ups
  • Quality-of-Life Concerns
  • Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments & Discussion of Open Notes
  • Questions for Our Panel of Expert

Our Panel of Experts

Presenter

Kapil Mishra, MD

Board-Certified UCI Health Ophthalmologist, Medical & Surgical Diseases of the Retina & Ocular Oncology, Clinical Interests in Medical Retinal & Surgical Diseases, Intraocular Tumors & Ocular Side Effects from Systemic Chemotherapy, University of California Irvine School of Medicine

Presenter

Lauren B. Yeager, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Medical Center

Presenter

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD

Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, now part of the Mt. Sinai Health System, Author, Researcher in Oncology

Presenter

Laurie Feingold, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

Nurses: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider #CEP16521, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

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The information presented in this workshop is provided for your general information only. It is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are aware of your specific situation. We encourage you to take information and questions back to your individual health care provider as a way of creating a dialogue and partnership about your cancer and your treatment.

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