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Will Dexycu’s Cost Inhibit Its Use?

Will Dexycu’s Cost Inhibit Its Use?

By Steve Lenier | April 10, 2019

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, recently performed the first cataract surgery in the country using Dexycu (EyePoint Pharmaceuticals), administered as a…

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Will a New Drug Using Cannabinoids Achieve a Breakthrough for Glaucoma?

Will a New Drug Using Cannabinoids Achieve a Breakthrough for Glaucoma?

By Heather Johnson | March 19, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO – Nemus Bioscience, a biopharmaceutical company based in Southern California, came to the Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum here in February to make…

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Nicox Patiently Pursues Moves to Build Value

Nicox Patiently Pursues Moves to Build Value

By Steve Lenier | January 23, 2019

Nicox SA has taken several steps in the past few months to increase shareholder value. It has two product candidates headed toward Phase II trials,…

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Lessons and Pearls for Moving the Dry Eye Space Forward

Lessons and Pearls for Moving the Dry Eye Space Forward

By Steve Lenier | December 5, 2018

Before he was chairman of Oyster Point Pharmaceuticals, Michael Ackermann, PhD, worked with a team developing an implantable device. It looked promising, but it was…

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Explaining the Explosion in the Dry Eye Space

Explaining the Explosion in the Dry Eye Space

By Steve Lenier | November 14, 2018

At OIS@AAO 2018, strong attendance at the breakfast breakout session “Evolution of the Dry Eye Market” made a statement about the current level of interest…

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Can Retina Candidates Find Their Place?

Where Can Emerging Retina Agents Find Their Place in Clinical Practice?

By Rich Kirkner | November 8, 2018

Few therapeutic areas in medicine have a drug pipeline as flush as retina’s, as shown by trial results of a dozen or more emerging therapies…

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The Sweet Six: Recipients of the 2018 Ophthalmology Innovation Awards

The Sweet Six: Recipients of the 2018 Ophthalmology Innovation Awards

By Rich Kirkner | October 25, 2018

The first Ophthalmology Innovation Awards were presented last night at the OIS-X Gala. Here’s a rundown of the award winners. Clinical Innovator: Ike Ahmed, MD…

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YUTIQ Approval Latest Step in EyePoint’s Transformation

YUTIQ Approval Latest Step in EyePoint’s Transformation

By Rich Kirkner | October 17, 2018

The steroidal implant YUTIQ for treatment of chronic, noninfectious posterior uveitis is the second drug in EyePoint Pharmaceuticals’ ophthalmology portfolio to receive Food and Drug…

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First US-Approved Nerve Growth Factor is for the Eye

First US-Approved Nerve Growth Factor is for the Eye

By Rich Kirkner | August 24, 2018

In the use of biological agents for treatment of eye disease, the back of the eye has been pretty much the sole domain thanks to…

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Novartis’ Plans for Brolucizumab and Beyond

Novartis’ Guerard Shares Plans for Brolucizumab, Lucentis, Gene Therapy, and FocalView App

By Rich Kirkner | August 22, 2018

Coming off the positive feedback at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting to trial results of the investigative anti-VEGF agent brolucizumab, Frederic Guerard, Novartis’…

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After Trial Results, Allergan Set to Tweak Abcipar Formulation

After Trial Results, Allergan Set to Tweak Abcipar Formulation

By Rich Kirkner | July 26, 2018

Last week, one day before the American Society of Retina Specialists and OIS Retina convened in Vancouver, Allergan and its collaborative partner Molecular Partners touted…

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Ocular Therapeutix Revamps to Address FDA’s Dextenza Concerns

Ocular Therapeutix Revamps to Address FDA’s Dextenza Concerns

By Steve Lenier | July 18, 2018

When Ocular Therapeutix resubmitted its new drug application for Dextenza late in June, it represented a milestone in the company’s effort to essentially reshape itself…

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