Industry Financial Relationships of Presenters at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting with an Emphasis on Consultants (Key Opinion Leaders).

Eight hundred eleven distinct program participants had National Provider Identifier numbers, with 1584 records of participation over the 5 years studied.

Overall, participants without National Provider Identifier numbers (presumably those who do not practice in the United States) had a higher proportion of poster presentations and a lower proportion of symposia participation.

Most presenters (67%-74%) at the Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting received payments from industry in the same year they presented at the Meeting.