Ocular Therapeutix (OCUL) Reports First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of OTX-CSI for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

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Ocular Therapeutix™ Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of OTX-CSI for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

May 12, 2020 7:00 AM EDT

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the formulation, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, today announced that it has dosed the first patients in its Phase 1 clinical trial of OTX-CSI (cyclosporine intracanalicular insert) for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED).

We are pleased to be advancing OTX-CSI in the chronic treatment of dry eye disease, said Michael Goldstein, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer. We believe that the intracanalicular route of administration could provide key benefits in all... More