Financial Support
- I and the co-authors will disclose if we are an investor in a company, which provides a product, service, or equipment that is the subject matter of this presentation or publication.
- I and the co-authors will disclose if we are an employee, or consultant, of a company with a business interest in the subject matter of this presentation or publication.
- I and the co-authors will disclose if we are an inventor, developer, or party to a patent, patent application, copyright, trade secret, copyright, etc. is presently licensed or otherwise commercialized, which is the subject matter of this presentation or publication.
- I and the co-authors agree to disclose if we received gifts in kind, honoraria or travel reimbursement valued at over $1000 in the last twelve months from a company which provides a product, service, process, or equipment which is the subject matter of this presentation, or publication.
- I and the co-authors do NOT have a conflict of interest related to the subject matter of this presentation or publication.
Conflict
- I and the co-authors will disclose if we have a competing business or intellectual property interest related to the subject matter of this presentation or publication.
Conditions of Participation
I accept and agree to adhere to the following conditions of participation:
- Authors presenting their work at the annual meeting MUST register to attend the meeting.
- First authors may be scheduled to present a poster presentation at any time during the Heart of America Eye Care Congress from the start to its conclusion. Authors agree to present the accepted poster at the time scheduled. Authors should not submit an abstract unless they can commit to be present when assigned.
- Submissions may not be accepted if the author(s) have failed to make scheduled presentations at previous meetings.
- Submissions containing previously published copyright material (e.g. ARVO abstracts or journal articles) will not be accepted.
- Submissions accepted, or presented, at another conference will not be accepted.
- The first author is solely responsible for presentation of accepted abstract and must present the poster in person. Co-authors may assist the first author, but the first author must be present.
- All co-authors must read the submitted version of the abstract and explicitly consent to being listed as an author. The first author is responsible for assuring that all co-authors have provided their consent.
Regulatory and Ethical Standards
The first author is required to assure that the abstract complies with each of the following ethical and regulatory standards, insofar as they are applicable:
- Research involving human subjects was conducted in accordance with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and with adherence to any applicable national and local human subjects research requirements. Consistent with the National Institute of Health guidelines, IRB approval is required when the number of subjects exceed three.
- Research involving the use of animals was conducted in accordance with international standards for animal treatment and care (e.g. the Society of Neurosciences and ARVO statements on the use of animals in research) as any applicable regulatory requirements.
