Roche's Genentech unit has won FDA approval for Susvimo, an implant for eyesight-robbing disease wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that gives patients an alternative to regular inj
Samsung Bioepis and Biogen have claimed the first FDA approval for a biosimilar version of Roche and Novartis' Lucentis (ranibizumab) for leading causes of blindness, raising the prospect o
A digital therapeutic (DTx) for amblyopia – sometimes known as lazy eye – has been shown to improve vision correction over standard therapy in a phase 3 trial, according to its developer Lu
AbbVie has expanded its ophthalmology pipeline via a licensing deal with Regenxbio, paying $370 million upfront to get its hands on a gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (
Apellis Pharma has reported mixed results with its lead drug pegcetacoplan in geographic atrophy (GA) – a major cause of blindness – with one hit and one miss in its phase 3 programme.
Novartis and Roche's big-selling eye drug Lucentis has its first biosimilar competitor in Europe, after the European Commission approved Samsung Bioepis' copycat drug Byooviz.