Martin David Harp

To mark Ophthalmology Times' 50th anniversary, we invited top experts to reflect on the most significant innovations in ophthalmology over the past five decades.

The primary end point of the trial was complete resolution of debris after 6 weeks of twice-daily dosing.

Funding will be specifically used to accelerate the clinical development of urcosimod (formerly called OK-101).

Pinguecula is a benign, common degeneration of the conjunctiva that appears as a grey-white-yellow mass on the bulbar conjunctiva.

Under the terms of the agreement, Kowa receives exclusive rights to develop and commercialize NCX 470 in the US and all other territories of the world excluding Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia.

Loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension, 0.5% is bioequivalent to lotemax ophthalmic suspension, 0.5%, of Bausch & Lomb.

To mark Ophthalmology Times' 50th anniversary, we invited top experts to reflect on the most significant innovations in ophthalmology over the past five decades.

Urcosimod is a lipid conjugated chemerin peptide agonist of the ChemR23 G-protein coupled receptor.

Included in the agreement are ranibizumab-nuna 0.05 mL injection (BYOOVIZ), referencing LUCENTIS (ranibizumab), and aflibercept-yszy 0.05 mL injection (OPUVIZ), referencing EYLEA (aflibercept).

A Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of December 16, 2025, was assigned by the FDA.

To mark Ophthalmology Times' 50th anniversary, we invited top experts to reflect on the most significant innovations in ophthalmology over the past five decades.

Presentation highlights include 48-month data from the OAKS and DERBY trials as well as the GALE open-label extension.

Krystal Biotech initiates EMERALD-1 trial for KB801, a redosable eye drop gene therapy.

To mark Ophthalmology Times' 50th anniversary, we invited top experts to reflect on the most significant innovations in ophthalmology over the past five decades.

The VISTA trial is evaluating and comparing 2 dose levels of laru-zova with an untreated control group for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP).

The company notes that the workforce reduction is expected to provide annual cash compensation cost savings of approximately $15 million and offsets additional expenses expected based on the accelerated timelines for the 4FRONT clinical trials.

LumiThera’s PBM is the only device that has demonstrated meaningful vision improvement compared to baseline for people living with early to intermediate dry AMD.

AAV204 is a novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid from the AIM capsid library licensed by Abeona from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The program allows patients to undergo genetic testing and high-resolution retinal imaging anonymously and provide insights into both ocular and systemic diseases.

Yesafili is the first biosimilar to Eylea to be approved by Health Canada.

RGN-259 is a thymosin beta-4–based eye drop designed to rival Dompé’s Oxervate, the only FDA-approved prescription eye drop to treat people with neurotrophic keratitis.

All 696 patients in the trial have completed their treatment and follow-up visits.

Patients express mixed feelings about AI in health care, favoring its use for documentation and administrative tasks while demanding transparency and safety standards.

The study will be led by principal investigator professor Noemi Lois, MD, PhD, FRCS(Ed), FRCOphth, at Queen’s University Belfast, in over 20 clinical sites, and plans to enroll 264 patients across the UK with severe DME.

The trial is evaluating KB803 for the treatment and prevention of corneal abrasions in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

ADX-2191 is an investigational drug candidate from Aldeyra, for the treatment of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL), a rare and potentially fatal cancer currently with no current FDA-approved therapy

Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution 0.75% is a non-selective alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist to reduce pupil size, administered as an eye drop for the treatment of presbyopia.

FYB203 has been approved by the US FDA and UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular edema, macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, and visual impairment due to myopic choroidal neovascularization.

Funding will support continued product development, while the board is composed of “global leaders in posterior and anterior segment eye care, artificial intelligence and clinical trial design.”