Article: Othera Pharmaceuticals and the National Eye Institute Reach Target Enrollment in Dry AMD Clinical Trial with OT-551 Eye Drops.

Othera's Lead Compound is Being Tested in 10 Patients with Bilateral (Both Eyes) Geographic Atrophy (GA), a Severe Form of Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). AMD is the Leading Cause of Blindness in America in Persons over Age 55 and the Dry Form Represents Nearly 90% of All AMD Cases

EXTON, Pa. -- Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that an open label clinical study of OT-551 in patients with bilateral Geographic Atrophy (GA) has reached its enrollment target of 10 patients. OT-551 is Othera's lead small molecule topical eye drop currently in development for treating the dry and wet forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts. ...

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