Study examines how topical naltrexone restores tear production in diabetic dry eye
June 20th 2024Researchers found that blocking the interaction between peptide and receptor using topical applications of naltrexone reverses dry eye symptoms in 5 days and restores tear fluid volumes to normal baseline.
Ocular Therapeutix updates on clinical developments and future plans for Axpaxli
Published: June 14th 2024 | Updated: June 14th 2024The company highlighted successful enrollment in the SOL-1 Phase 3 trial for wet AMD, plans for a new repeat dosing study (SOL-R), and positive 48-week data from the Phase 1 HELIOS study for NPDR
AMA adopts new policy to ensure diversity in clinical trials and research
June 14th 2024Under the new policy, grant-making entities will be encouraged to fund post-market research investigating pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics for generic drugs that did not adequately enroll women, and sexual and gender minority populations in their clinical trials.
Beacon Therapeutics treats first patient in VISTA registrational trial for AGTC-501
June 12th 2024VISTA is a global randomly assigned, controlled, masked, multi-center pivotal study evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of 2 dose levels of AGTC-501 for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa
Azura Ophthalmics enrolls first patient in Phase 3 trial evaluating AZR-MD-001 in patients with MGD
June 9th 2024The trial aims to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sterile ophthalmic ointment (AZR-MD-001) 0.5% compared to vehicle in patients with abnormal meibomian gland function (MGD) and associated symptoms of dry eye disease (DED)