Consistency of conflict of interest disclosures across two major ophthalmology conferences

AJO International Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI:10.1016/j.ajoint.2025.100153

Justin Grad , Amin Hatamnejad , Akashdeep Grewal , Chryssa McAlister

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Abstract

Purpose

To quantitatively assess the consistency of conflict of interest (COI) disclosures among presenters at two major ophthalmology conferences and to analyze trends in COI reporting over a span of four years.

Design

A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Participants

Presenters at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meetings in 2018 and 2021/2022.

Methods

Publicly available COI disclosures from presenters at the AAO and ASCRS meetings were extracted and compared. The disclosures of individuals presenting at both AAO and ASCRS were analyzed, focusing on whether COIs were reported consistently across both meetings.

Main Outcome Measures

The primary outcome was the presence of discrepancies in COI disclosures amongst individuals who presented at the two selected ophthalmology conferences within the same year.

Results

Among the 260 presenters who participated in both AAO 2021 and ASCRS 2022, 95 (36.5 %) had identical disclosures, while 150 (57.7 %) exhibited at least one discrepancy. On average, these presenters had 11.23 ± 14.63 disclosures at AAO and 9.88 ± 14.68 disclosures at ASCRS. Similarly, of the 432 presenters at both AAO 2018 and ASCRS 2018, 203 (47.0 %) had consistent disclosures, while 213 (49.5 %) displayed discrepancies. On average, these presenters had 13.16 ± 19.75 disclosures at AAO and 12.49 ± 15.61 disclosures at ASCRS.

Conclusions

Significant inconsistencies in COI disclosures were observed among presenters at major ophthalmology conferences within the same year. Nearly half of the presenters exhibited discrepancies in their disclosures, with a notable portion disclosing COIs at one conference but not the other. These findings underscore the need for standardized COI reporting systems with more rigorous verification processes to ensure transparency and trustworthiness in medical conference presentations.

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两个主要眼科会议利益冲突披露的一致性

目的定量评估两大眼科会议主讲人利益冲突（COI）披露的一致性，并分析近四年COI报告的趋势。设计：回顾性横断面研究。参加2018年和2021/2022年美国眼科学会（AAO）和美国白内障和屈光手术学会（ASCRS）年会的演讲者。方法提取并比较AAO和ASCRS会议上演讲者公开的COI信息。对出席AAO和ASCRS的个人的披露进行了分析，重点是在两次会议上是否一致地报告了coi。主要结局指标主要结局指标是在同一年内出席两次选定的眼科会议的患者中COI披露是否存在差异。结果在同时参加AAO 2021和ASCRS 2022的260名演讲者中，95名（36.5%）的信息披露相同，150名（57.7%）的信息披露至少有一项差异。报告者在AAO的平均披露次数为11.23±14.63次，在ASCRS的平均披露次数为9.88±14.68次。同样，在AAO 2018和ASCRS 2018的432名演讲者中，203人（47.0%）的信息披露一致，而213人（49.5%）的信息披露不一致。这些演讲者在AAO的平均披露次数为13.16±19.75次，在ASCRS的平均披露次数为12.49±15.61次。结论在同一年的主要眼科会议上，各演讲人的COI披露存在显著的不一致性。近一半的演讲者在他们的披露中表现出差异，在一个会议上披露coi的显著部分，而在另一个会议上则没有。这些发现强调需要标准化的COI报告系统，具有更严格的核查程序，以确保医学会议报告的透明度和可信度。

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