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Intimate Partner Violence–Related Oculofacial Injuries During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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JAMA Ophthalmology

Published Online: May 27, 2021

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Article Information and Disclosures

Dane H. Slentz, MD¹;

Andrew W. Joseph, MD, MPH²;

Shannon S. Joseph, MD³

Author Affiliations

¹Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Medical Eye Center, Manchester, New Hampshire
²Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
³Division of Oculoplastic Surgery, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) refers to any behavior in a past or present intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological, or sexual harm. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, survey data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men experience IPV in the United States.¹ Approximately 30.6% of women experience IPV-related physical abuse, with 21.4% of these women experiencing severe physical injuries.¹

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: Shannon S. Joseph, MD, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall St, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (sjshan@med.umich.edu).

Published Online: May 27, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.1543

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr S. S. Joseph consults for Horizon Therapeutics. No other disclosures were reported.

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Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this Journal-based CME activity activity for a maximum of 1.00  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;;
1.00 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program;
1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
1.00 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification program; and
1.00 credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment requirements] of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.