ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ONL Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for protecting the vision of patients with retinal disease, announced today that David Zacks, M.D., Ph.D., chief scientific officer and co-founder of ONL Therapeutics, and the Edna H. Perkiss Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Kellogg Eye Center of the University of Michigan, will present an update on the company’s Phase 2 study in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) at the upcoming 47th Annual Meeting of the Macula Society, being held February 7 – 10, 2024, at the La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California. “We believe our Phase 2 randomized study to assess the safety and efficacy of intravitreal ONL1204 Ophthalmic Solution in patients with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) could play an important role in treating this vision-threatening condition, and we look forward to sharing an update at the Macula Society meeting,” said David Esposito, chief executive officer of ONL Therapeutics. “With the study now fully enrolled we will focus our attention on gathering and analyzing the data with a goal to share topline results in the second quarter of 2024.” Details of the podium presentation are as follows:
Edna H. Perkiss Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is an acute and serious vision-threatening condition in which a tear in the retina allows liquefied vitreous to enter the subretinal space, thereby detaching the photoreceptor (PR) layer of the retina from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the principal source of metabolic support for the PR layer. Once detached, PRs undergo a cascade of inflammation and cell death leading to vision loss after RRD. There are nearly 100,000 retinal detachment repairs annually in the US alone. ONL Therapeutics (ONL) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing first-in-class therapeutics to protect and improve the vision of patients with retinal disease. By advancing a breakthrough technology designed to protect key retinal cells from Fas-mediated cell death, ONL is pioneering a new approach to preserving vision. ONL is developing a platform of products for use in a wide range of blinding diseases, including retinal detachment, glaucoma, AMD and IRD. For more information about ONL Therapeutics, please visit www.onltherapeutics.com.