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Notal Helps Foresee Wet AMD

By Mario Admin | November 21, 2016

Quinton Oswald, CEO of Notal Vision, introduced the company’s ForeseeHome diagnostic tool for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The company is looking to move diagnosis…

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Opthea Eye Phase IIB Trial in 2017

By Mario Admin | November 21, 2016

Opthea, a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, is developing OPT-302, a novel therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The company’s lead…

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Z Lens: Using Zonules for Accommodation/Disaccommodation

By Jackie Wengrod | November 21, 2016

New to the anterior segment arena, Z Lens was founded by Paul Beer, MD, and Edward Eveleth. Dr. Beer has more than 28 years’ experience…

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Avedro Optimistic on Future of CXL

By Jackie Wengrod | November 21, 2016

Avedro’s chief medical officer, Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD, said 2016 marked the first US Food and Drug Administration approval of a collagen cross-linking (CXL) device,…

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Apellis Eyeing 2017 Release of Phase II Results

By Mario Admin | November 17, 2016

Appellis CEO Cedric Francois delivered an update on his company’s fully enrolled Phase III Filly trial of APL-2, a peptide targeting the C3 inhibitor in…

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PanOptica Offers “Something Completely Different”

By Mario Admin | November 17, 2016

Paul Chaney, president and CEO, PanOptica, brought the OIS@AAO crowd up to speed on the progress of PAN-90806, a topical eyedrop for the treatment of…

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Ohr Set to Begin Phase III Trials for Wet AMD

By Mario Admin | November 17, 2016

Jason Slakter, CEO, Ohr Pharmaceutical, told OIS@AAO attendees that the company is enrolling patients in a Phase III clinical trial to test the efficacy of…

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SalutarisMD

By Mario Admin | November 16, 2016

Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc. (SalutarisMD®), is a clinical-stage company anticipating first sales revenue in early 2017. SalutarisMD is developing a minimally invasive treatment for Wet…

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Inotek “Transforming Glaucoma Treatments”

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2016

CHICAGO—Inotek is committed to “transforming glaucoma treatments,” David Southwell, president and CEO, said here during the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit. Glaucoma is a $5.6 billion worldwide…

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QLT: Using Oral Products to Treat Retinal Disorders

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2016

CHICAGO—QLT, a biotechnology company, is focused on developing its synthetic retinoid program for the treatment of certain inherited retinal diseases, said David Saperstein, MD, chief…

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Graybug Builds Team, Advances Pipeline

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2016

Jeffrey Cleland, president and CEO, Graybug Vision, reports progress on its two treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and glaucoma. The company is…

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Ocular Therapeutix’s Depot Programs Move Forward

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2016

Ocular Therapeutix entered into a collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to develop a sustained-release formulation of Eylea (aflibercept), Ocular Therapeutix president, CEO, and chairman Amar Sawhney,…

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