European and international experts discuss the way forward in developing ophthalmology medicines

6 November 2011

The European Medicines Agency assembled for the first time some 200 experts in eye diseases from Europe, Australia, Japan and the USA in a two-day workshop, which took place October 27-28. The attendees reviewed regulatory and scientific challenges in developing medicines for eye disorders.

New treatments in ophthalmology are rapidly evolving, with the recent breakthrough of new medicines for wet age-related macular degeneration. Research is also ongoing in new eye diseases where no treatment is yet available, such as retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-related macular degeneration.

The workshop participants, who included European regulators, the pharmaceutical industry, doctors and patient representatives, discussed methods for measuring visual function in clinical trials, developing stem cells and gene therapy for retinal diseases, treatment for macular diseases and inflammation in the eye, repairing the corneal surface with stem cells and treatment for dry eyes.

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