Publications by authors named "David L Wirta"

Purpose: The ESSENCE-2 Open-Label Extension study aimed to demonstrate long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of a novel water-free, nonpreserved topical cyclosporine 0.1% ophthalmic solution (US brand name VEVYE) for patients with dry eye disease (DED).

Methods: This was a Phase 3, prospective, multicenter, open-label, clinical study.

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Purpose: The SPECTRUM 4 and 3 studies assessed the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering efficacy and safety of omidenepag isopropyl (OMDI) 0.002% vs timolol 0.5% in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT).

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Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a single bimatoprost implant administration on 24-hour intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering at 8 weeks, and 1-year IOP-lowering efficacy and safety outcomes.

Design: Multicenter, open-label, 12-month, phase 3b study (NCT04285580).

Participants: Adults with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

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Background: We wanted to develop a new topical ocular anesthetic with good bioavailability in anterior segment tissues. Given concerns about contamination and sterility in multi-dose products, we selected a unit-dose, nonpreserved presentation of AG-920 (articaine ophthalmic solution) in blow-fill-seal containers (similar to currently marketed pharmacological therapies for dry eye disease).

Methods: Consistent with US Food and Drug Administration guidance, two pivotal, Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked, parallel design studies conducted at two US private practices in 240 healthy subjects.

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Importance: Dry eye disease (DED) is a common public health problem with significant impact on vision-related quality of life and well-being of patients. Medications with rapid onset of action and a good tolerability profile remain an unmet need.

Objective: To assess efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a water-free cyclosporine ophthalmic solution, 0.

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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of NOV03 (perfluorohexyloctane) ophthalmic drop in patients with dry eye disease (DED) associated with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).

Design: Eight-week, phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-masked, saline-controlled study.

Participants: Adults ≥ 18 years with a history of DED for ≥ 6 months, tear film breakup time of ≤ 5 seconds, Schirmer I test (without anesthesia) score ≥ 5 mm, MGD score ≥ 3 (0-15 scale), and total corneal fluorescein staining (tCFS) score ≥ 4 and ≤ 11 (0-15 National Eye Institute [NEI] scale).

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Purpose: To determine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of combinations of pilocarpine (Pilo) and oxymetazoline (Oxy) ocular drops dosed once daily and identify the optimal concentration of each for the pharmacologic treatment of presbyopia.

Design: Two concurrent Phase 2, multicenter, double-masked, randomized, vehicle-controlled studies, 1 short-term and 1 extended study.

Participants: Emmetropic individuals affected by presbyopia and in good general health.

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Purpose: Dry eye disease (DED) symptoms can negatively impact quality of life (QoL). AR-15512, a transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) agonist, was evaluated as a potential therapy for DED.

Methods: In a Phase 2b study, patients with DED were randomized 1:1:1 to 0.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of lotilaner ophthalmic solution (0.25%) in treating Demodex blepharitis, compared to a control vehicle.
  • In a randomized clinical trial involving 421 patients, those using lotilaner showed significantly better results in key outcomes such as collarette cure and mite eradication over 43 days.
  • The findings suggest that the lotilaner solution is both safe and effective, with most patients reporting comfort during use and only mild adverse effects.
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This phase 2b, randomized, observer-masked, placebo- and active-controlled, parallel-group, multinational (USA and Japan), multicenter study (NCT03216902) assessed the optimal dose of sepetaprost ophthalmic solution in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. After washout, patients ≥18 years (USA) or ≥20 years of age (Japan) received once-daily sepetaprost for 3 months [0.0005% ( = 43); 0.

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Objective: To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering efficacy and safety of 10 and 15 µg bimatoprost implant in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT).

Methods: This randomized, 20-month, multicenter, masked, parallel-group, phase 3 trial enrolled 528 patients with OAG or OHT and an open iridocorneal angle inferiorly in the study eye. Study eyes were administered 10 or 15 µg bimatoprost implant on day 1, week 16, and week 32, or twice-daily topical timolol maleate 0.

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Purpose: An oxymetazoline 0.1% ophthalmic solution was recently approved for treatment of acquired blepharoptosis in adults. This study's objective was to evaluate the safety profile of oxymetazoline 0.

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Purpose: To assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a topical water-free cyclosporine A formulation (CyclASol 0.1% ophthalmic solution) in comparison with vehicle for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED).

Methods: Three hundred twenty-eight patients were enrolled in this prospective, 12-week, multicenter, randomized, double-masked, confirmatory, vehicle-controlled clinical study.

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Purpose: Oxymetazoline 0.1% is a novel ophthalmic agent for the treatment of acquired blepharoptosis in adults that has been shown to improve upper eyelid elevation and superior visual field deficits. This analysis characterized the rapid onset of upper eyelid elevation with once-daily oxymetazoline 0.

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Prospective, double-masked, controlled, cross-over superiority studies. Eligible volunteers in two pooled Phase III trials received microdosed mydriatics. MIST-1 study subjects received fixed-combination TR-PH, phenylephrine 2.

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Purpose: NOV03 has a unique dual mode of action to address dry eye disease (DED) associated with meibomian gland dysfunction. SEECASE evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of NOV03 at 2 dosing regimens compared with a saline comparator in patients with DED.

Methods: SEECASE was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-masked, saline-controlled clinical study.

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Importance: Treatment of acquired blepharoptosis (ptosis) is currently limited to surgical intervention.

Objective: To examine the efficacy and safety of oxymetazoline hydrochloride, 0.1%, ophthalmic solution (oxymetazoline, 0.

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Purpose: To compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of waterfree cyclosporine formulation (CyclASol) at 2 concentrations (0.1% and 0.05% of cyclosporine [CsA]) to vehicle when applied twice daily for 16 weeks in patients with dry eye disease (DED).

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