Martin David Harp

The VisiPlate aqueous shunt is made of a patented metamaterial that has been designed to be non-fibrotic and is many times thinner than a human hair, according to the company.

The approval follows the successful completion of a pivotal Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study.

The FDA describes the RDEA pilot program as a program to support novel endpoint efficacy development for drugs that treat rare diseases.

The Polaris platform is the world’s first AI-supported and robotics-enabled surgical system developed specifically for ophthalmology, according to the company.

EYDENZELT is Celltrion's first FDA-approved biologic product in ophthalmology.

Sura-vec is intended to be a potential 1-time treatment consisting of the NAV AAV8 vector, which encodes an antibody fragment designed to inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).

The company can now initiate the Opti-GAIN (Optimized Geographic Atrophy INterventional) phase 1/2 clinical trial.

Both have issued further statements regarding the deal.

Oculis plans to commence its PIONEER program, consisting of 3 trials, by the end of the year.

NPI-001 is Nacuity’s investigational therapy for the treatment of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Additionally, the company also received Clinical Trial Authorisation (CTA) approval from the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Lupin notes that the acquisition will help to strengthen the company by “integrating VISUfarma’s established commercial operations.”

Additionally, the company plans to perform cash-saving actions, including a workforce reduction.

Broadwood Partners, who is against the merger, holds approximately 27.5% of the outstanding common stock of STAAR, making them the largest outside stockholder of STAAR.

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Bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.01% is a prostaglandin analog for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension and is the generic equivalent of LUMIGAN.

EYLUXVI (ALT-L9) is an aflibercept (Eylea) biosimilar from Alteogen, co-developed by its subsidiary, Alteogen Biologics.

The submission was based on the safety and efficacy data from the phase 3 (RHODOS) and phase 4 (LEROS) studies.

The window shop provision in the Alcon merger agreement enabled STAAR to accept a competing acquisition proposal and terminate the Alcon merger.

Conavi leverages ophthalmic imaging technology to enhance intravascular diagnostics in cardiology.

The partnership was announced in August of this year.

OKYO Pharma advances urcosimod for neuropathic corneal pain, targeting a new clinical trial to optimize treatment and registration pathways.

Character Biosciences enhances its leadership team and secures $93 million in Series B funding to advance treatments for degenerative eye diseases.

IVMED-85 is a preservative-free prescription eye drop designed to prevent myopia progression in children.

We ask leading experts in the field what eye disease they would cure and why.

We ask leading experts in the field what eye disease they would cure and why.

The company’s lead clinical-stage program, OLN324, is a higher potency, higher molar dose VEGF/Ang2 bispecific antibody currently in phase 1b clinical development for patients with either wAMD or DME.

In addition to the proxy statement, STAAR has reached out to all stockholders to ask for their vote to adopt the merger agreement.

The studies compared the Unity Vitreoretinal Cataract System (VCS) to the Constellation Vision System and the Centurion Vision System with Active Sentry.

Travoprost is indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.