VIDEO: Patients with AMD and resolved PED at 24 months at higher risk of developing macular atrophy

DENVER — At the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting here, Arshad Khanani, MD, discusses a subgroup analysis of patients being treated with ranibizumab for wet-AMD with differing degrees of pigment epithelial detachment at 24 months of treatment. Among the findings of the study, Khanani found a three-times greater risk of macular atrophy in those patients whose PED had completely resolved at 24 months, than those patients who still had persistent PED at 24 months.

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial Results and Provides Business and Strategic Update

IRVINE, Calif. & BEDMINSTER, N.J. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. The Company will host a live conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern