Azura Ophthalmics Announces Enrollment of First Patient in Phase 3 Clinical Trial for AZR-MD-001 in Patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azura Ophthalmics Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a potential new therapeutic class of Ophthalmic Keratolytics for ocular surface diseases, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the ASTRO study – a Phase 3 clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 in patients with clinical signs and symptoms of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). Affecting about 100 million people in the U.S.,1,2,3,4 MGD is