Clearside Biomedical Announces Presentations to be Given at Angiogenesis and Macula Society Conferences
Presentations to Focus on Novel Suprachoroidal Delivery of CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension) as a Potential Long-Acting Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Feb. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and delivering treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious back of the eye diseases, announced today that multiple oral presentations on Clearside’s pipeline and proprietary SCS Microinjector™ targeting the suprachoroidal space will be given at the upcoming annual Angiogenesis and Macula Society meetings.
Presentations at the 17th Annual Angiogenesis Meeting to be held February 8, 2020 in Miami, Florida:
| Title: | Front-line Local Therapies for Uveitis: From Clinical Trials to Practice |
| Lead Author: | Steven Yeh, M.D., Associate Professor, Emory Eye Center |
| Date/Time: | Saturday, February 8th, 5:24 p.m. ET |
| Title: | Update on Therapeutic Suprachoroidal Injection |
| Lead Author: | Thomas A. Albini, M.D., Bascom Palmer Eye Institute; Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| Date/Time: | Saturday, February 8th, 5:32 p.m. ET |
Presentations at the 43rd Annual Macula Society Meeting to be held February 19-22, 2020 in San Diego, California:
| Title: | Visual Acuity Outcomes and Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy Intensity in Diabetic Macular Edema: A “Real World” Analysis in 28,456 Eyes |
| Lead Author: | Thomas A. Ciulla, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Clearside Biomedical, Inc. |
| Date/Time: | Thursday, February 20th, 10:28 a.m. PT |
| Session: | Session VI – Diabetic Retinopathy I |
| Title: | Intraocular Pressure Following Administration of Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone Acetonide Suspension (CLS-TA): Results from the Phase 3 PEACHTREE Clinical Trial for Uveitis |
| Lead Author: | Michael A. Singer, M.D., Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates; Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center |
| Date/Time: | Thursday, February 20th, 12:21 p.m. PT |
| Session: | VII – Retinal Vein Occlusion and Uveitis |
| Title: | Pre-Clinical Results to Clinical Trial Outcomes: Results Correlate in Suprachoroidal Delivery for Treatment of Macular Edema Associated with Uveitis |
| Lead Author: | Dennis M. Marcus, M.D., Southeast Retina Center |
| Date/Time: | Thursday, February 20th, 12:42 p.m. PT |
| Session: | VII – Retinal Vein Occlusion and Uveitis |
| Title: | Suprachoroidal CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension), as a Potential Long-Acting Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) |
| Lead Author: | Shree K. Kurup, M.D., FACP, Director, Division of Vitreoretinal Diseases, Surgery and Ocular Immunology and Uveitis, University Hospitals |
| Date/Time: | Friday, February 21st, 11:53 a.m. PT |
| Session: | XII – Neovascular AMD II |
| Title: | Suprachoroidal Delivery for Ocular Gene Therapy: Nonclinical Experiments Evaluating Non-Viral DNA Nanoparticles in Non-Human Primates (NHPs) |
| Lead Author: | Mathew W. MacCumber, M.D., Ph.D., Illinois Retina Associates; Professor and Associate Chairman for Research. Department of Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center |
| Date/Time: | Saturday, February 22nd, 9:03 a.m. PT |
| Session: | XIV – Genetics and Gene Therapy |
| Title: | Disorganization of the Retinal Inner Layers (DRIL) as a Marker: Results of TYBEE Phase 2 in Diabetic Macular Edema |
| Lead Author: | Michael S. Ip, M.D., Doheny Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles |
| Date/Time: | Saturday, February 22nd, 11:24 a.m. PT |
| Session #: | XVI - Diabetic Retinopathy Imaging and Screen |
About Clearside Biomedical
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and delivering treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious back of the eye diseases. Clearside’s proprietary SCS Microinjector targeting the suprachoroidal space (SCS) offers unique access to the macula, retina and choroid where sight-threatening disease often occurs. The Company’s SCS injection platform is an inherently flexible, in-office, non-surgical procedure, intended to provide targeted delivery to the site of disease and to work with both established and new formulations of medications, as well as future therapeutic innovations such as gene therapy. For more information, please visit
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