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Key Points Question What conflicts of interests or financial disclosures are reported by physician guideline authors serving on guideline committees of the American Association of Ophthalmology (AAO) relative to payments reported by industry on the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Open Payments database? Findings In this cross-sectional study, among 149 physician guideline authors who declared having no financial disclosures while serving on the AAO guideline committee, 81 physician authors (54.4%) had payments indicated by industry on the Open Payments database not reported within the guidelines. Meaning Discordance in disclosures of physician authors serving on AAO guideline committees should be evaluated to strive for accurate disclosures.