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Pravin U. Dugel MD: Topical Ocular Formulation of Aerpio Pharmaceutical’s AKB-9778 Product Candidate Produced IOP Lowering with Minimal Hyperemia When Combined with Prostaglandin in Subjects with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension in Phase 1b Trial

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARPO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing compounds that activate Tie2 to treat ocular diseases and diabetic complications, today announced new results from the fifth cohort of subjects from a Phase 1b trial of a topical ocular formulation of AKB-9778 providing evidence of tolerability and IOP reduction from patients […]

Pravin U. Dugel MD: Economic Value of Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment for Patients With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United States

Karen Mulligan, PhD1,6; Seth A. Seabury, PhD2,6; Pravin U. Dugel, MD3,4; et al Key Points Question  How much economic value do anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatments generate for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration and society in the United States? Findings  In this economic evaluation study, visual acuity improvement associated with anti-VEGF treatments generated $5.1 billion to $8.2 billion in […]

Pravin U. Dugel, MD: Conversations in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Neovascular AMD Pravin U. Dugel, MD What up-and-coming therapies for wet AMD are you most excited about and why? The therapies currently being investigated for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) can be stratified into 3 silos: better short-term efficacy, better long-term efficacy, and increased durability. The majority of drugs in the pipeline have focused on […]

Pravin U. Dugel, MD: Opthea First-in-Human Clinical Data for OPT-302 in wet AMD Published in Leading Ophthalmic Journal

Melbourne, Australia; 29 October 2019 – Opthea Limited (ASX:OPT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel biologic therapies to treat back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced the publication of positive data from the first-in-human clinical trial of OPT-302, in patients with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). The successful trial results were published today in Ophthalmology Retina, […]

Pravin U. Dugel, MD: Novartis receives FDA approval for Beovu®, offering wet AMD patients vision gains and greater fluid reductions vs aflibercept

October 08, 2019 01:15 ET | Source: Novartis International AG In two head-to-head clinical trials, patients on Beovu (brolucizumab) achieved vision gains that were non-inferior to aflibercept at year one with longer treatment intervals in a majority of patients[1],[2] Beovu demonstrated greater reductions in central subfield thickness (CST, a key indicator of fluid in the […]

Pravin U. Dugel, MD: Touch Ophthalmology Congress Expert Interviews

Professor Pravin U. Dugel, MD Pravin Dugel, Clinical Professor at the Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, USA, provides his expert insight into key data presented at EURETINA 2019 and discusses the latest developments in imaging and anti-VEGF agents mean for optimizing outcomes for patients with nAMD. Clinical Spotlight Why retinal fluid is important […]

ReNeuron hails “clear signal” from retinitis pigmentosa trials

“Overall, the improvements to date represent a clear signal of efficacy in a patient population where inexorable disease progression is the norm,” the company said Clinical update and conference presentations “Clear efficacy signal” in Phase 2a study of hRPC cell therapy in retinitis pigmentosa ReNeuron Group plc (AIM: RENE), a global leader in the development […]

Retinal Consultants of Arizona partners with American Vision Partners

American Vision Partners (“AVP”), one of the largest and fastest-growing eye care physician practice management organizations in the nation, announced the completion of a strategic partnership with Retinal Consultants of Arizona (“RCA”), the largest retina provider in the Southwest. This partnership creates the fourth largest retina practice in the nation. Retinal Consultants of Arizona will […]