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11/6/2026
BiosimilarsBreakingCataractDry EyeIOLPharmaRetinaRevenueSurgicalThyroid Eye Disease
Q3-2026 Ophthalmic Revenue Roundup for Regeneron, Amgen, Hoya, Tarsus, RxSight, and Xbrane
Q3-2026 Ophthalmic Revenue Roundup for Regeneron, Amgen, Hoya, Tarsus, RxSight, and Xbrane
Regeneron of Tarrytown, New York, reported Oct. 30 that its Q3-2026 US revenue for Eylea (aflibercept) 2 mg and Eylea HD (a higher dose of aflibercept at 8 mg) was just under $1.1 billion, a 1 perc...
11/6/2026
BreakingPharma
Harrow Launches HarrowRx Platform, Accessible to Doctors Through EMRs
Harrow Launches HarrowRx Platform, Accessible to Doctors Through EMRs
Nashville, Tennessee-based Harrow reported Nov. 2 that it had launched HarrowRx, allowing eye care providers to prescribe all of Harrow’s branded products within their electronic medical record (EM...
11/6/2026
BreakingIndustryPharmaPresbyopia
Lenz Announces Plans for Major Layoffs, CEO Switch
Lenz Announces Plans for Major Layoffs, CEO Switch
Lenz Therapeutics, of San Diego, California, announced Oct. 28 a strategic reorganization to reduce projected 2027 annual operating expenses by over 50 percent as it continues to roll out Vizz, its...
11/6/2026
BiosimilarsBreakingRegulationRetina
US FDA Approves Ranibizumab (Lucentis) Biosimilar from Xbrane
US FDA Approves Ranibizumab (Lucentis) Biosimilar from Xbrane
Sweden’s Xbrane Biopharma announced Oct. 27 that the US FDA had approved its ranibizumab (Lucentis) biosimilar, to be branded Lucamzi in the US. It was approved to treat wet age-related macular deg...
11/6/2026
BreakingCataractFundingMyopiaRefractive
Global Summit for Eye Health Draws Over $1 Billion in Commitments to Fight Avoidable Blindness
Global Summit for Eye Health Draws Over $1 Billion in Commitments to Fight Avoidable Blindness
World leaders, international agencies, and private sector partners met in St. John’s, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, on Nov. 2 at the Global Summit for Eye Health, an event organized by the In...
11/6/2026
BiosimilarsBreakingEuropeRegulationRetina
Ranibizumab Biosimilar from Accord Gains Positive CHMP Opinion
Ranibizumab Biosimilar from Accord Gains Positive CHMP Opinion
UK-based Accord Healthcare announced Oct. 15 that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) had recommended approval for Fovlussea, its proposed biosimil...
10/30/2026
BreakingClinical TrialMyopiaRegulation
US FDA Advisory Panel Meets to Review Sydnexis’ Rejected Myopia Drop, Hear Public Comments
US FDA Advisory Panel Meets to Review Sydnexis’ Rejected Myopia Drop, Hear Public Comments
The US FDA Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee held a meeting and open public hearing on Oct. 30 in Silver Spring, Maryland, to review the new drug application (NDA) for Sydnexis’ ...
10/30/2026
BreakingCataractEuropeGlaucomaIndiaIndustryMeetingNewsletterRefractiveRetina
2026-2027 Ophthalmic Meetings Calendar
2026-2027 Ophthalmic Meetings Calendar
Market Scope regularly updates its list of ophthalmic meetings to keep the information current. Please contact us at matthewdouty@market-scope.com if we do not have your meeting listed. Thank you.
10/30/2026
BreakingCataractDealsIndiaRetinaSurgical
Appasamy Acquires Ruck and its Qube Pro Dual-Function Platform
Appasamy Acquires Ruck and its Qube Pro Dual-Function Platform
India’s Appasamy Associates, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, reported Oct. 22 that it had acquired German company Ruck, manufacturer of ophthalmic surgical products for both the front and ba...
10/30/2026
BreakingCornealDry EyeGlaucomaIOLLaserPremiumPresbyopiaRetinaRevenue
Q3-2026 Ophthalmic Revenue Roundup for Bausch + Lomb, Glaukos, Novartis, Lumibird, and Lenz
Q3-2026 Ophthalmic Revenue Roundup for Bausch + Lomb, Glaukos, Novartis, Lumibird, and Lenz
Bausch + Lomb reported Oct. 28 that its Q3-2026 revenue totaled $1.4 billion, a 7 percent increase (+8 percent cc) from $1.3 billion in Q3-2025. Ophthalmic pharmaceuticals segment revenue was $367 ...
10/30/2026
BreakingClinical TrialGene TherapyRegulationRetina
US FDA Gives Green Light to Trial of Opus’ Gene Therapy for RDH12-LCA
US FDA Gives Green Light to Trial of Opus’ Gene Therapy for RDH12-LCA
Opus Genetics announced on Oct. 21 that the US FDA had signed off on its investigational new drug application, allowing the company to proceed with a clinical trial of OPGx-RDH12, a gene therapy ca...
10/30/2026
BreakingDry EyeStudy
Researchers Develop New Standardized Grading System for MGD
Researchers Develop New Standardized Grading System for MGD
A study published Oct. 6 in Clinical Optometry introduces the Meibomian Gland Composite Score (MGCS)—a standardized grading system that could help clinicians more precisely track meibomian gland dy...

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10/30/2026
BreakingDiagnosticLaserRetina
Volk Launches ClearField Pro Lens for Retinal Exams, Laser Treatment
Volk Launches ClearField Pro Lens for Retinal Exams, Laser Treatment
Volk Optical announced Oct. 7 the launch of ClearField Pro, a new ophthalmic lens designed for retinal examination and laser indirect ophthalmoscopy. The lens’ advanced coating provides up to 77 pe...
10/30/2026
BreakingDealsOcular CancerOcular Surface
Visara Gains Exclusive Option to Acquire Candidate for Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Visara Gains Exclusive Option to Acquire Candidate for Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Visara, the ophthalmology subsidiary of NovaBridge Biosciences, announced Oct. 20 that it had gained an exclusive option to acquire worldwide rights to YOLO Immune’s YOL104-2, a candidate for ocula...
10/30/2026
BreakingDiagnosticDigitalGlaucomaPerimetry
RadiusXR, Topcon Introduce InspirePro Wearable Perimeter
RadiusXR, Topcon Introduce InspirePro Wearable Perimeter
RadiusXR and strategic partner Topcon Healthcare introduced the lightweight, wearable InspirePro perimeter at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2026 meeting, held Oct. 10-12 in New Orleans, L...
10/30/2026
BreakingCornealDry EyeRegulation
Stuart Submits IND Amendment to US FDA for Trial of ST-100 in Corneal Wound Healing
Stuart Submits IND Amendment to US FDA for Trial of ST-100 in Corneal Wound Healing
Stuart Therapeutics announced Oct. 9 that it had submitted an investigational new drug application (IND) amendment to the US FDA to study its lead candidate, ST-100 (vezocolmitide) eye drops, in co...
10/30/2026
BreakingCell TherapyEuropeRegulationRetina
EMA Grants Orphan Drug Status to BlueRock’s IRD Cell Therapy Candidate
EMA Grants Orphan Drug Status to BlueRock’s IRD Cell Therapy Candidate
Bayer subsidiary BlueRock Therapeutics announced Sept. 30 that its investigational cell therapy, lemiretprocel (OpCT-001), had received orphan drug designation from the European Medicines Agency. T...
10/23/2026
BreakingDealsRetina
Alcon Acquires Neurotech and its MacTel Treatment Encelto for $550 Million
Alcon Acquires Neurotech and its MacTel Treatment Encelto for $550 Million
Alcon announced Oct. 20 that it had acquired Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, maker of Encelto for macular telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel), for $550 million. Alcon said that it might be required to make a...
10/23/2026
BreakingCataractIOLPharmaPremiumRetinaRevenueSurgical
Q3-2026 Ophthalmic Revenue Roundup for Roche and J&J Vision
Q3-2026 Ophthalmic Revenue Roundup for Roche and J&J Vision
Swiss company Roche reported Oct. 22 that Q3-2026 Vabysmo sales were CHF 1.1 billion ($1.4 billion, converted for Sept. 20, 2026) a 13 percent increase over CHF 996 million in Q3-2025. US Vabysmo s...
10/23/2026
BreakingPharmaRegulation
US FDA Approves Alcon’s Brytly 12-Hour Redness Reliever Eye Drops
US FDA Approves Alcon’s Brytly 12-Hour Redness Reliever Eye Drops
Alcon announced Oct. 16 that the US FDA had approved Brytly (apraclonidine 0.125%), a redness relieving eye drop. The company said one drop of Brytly works in one minute and lasts up to 12 hours, o...
10/21/2026
ESCRSIOLLaserMeetingNewsletterRefractiveSurgical
Lens-vs.-Laser Debate Heats Up at ESCRS Congress as New Refractive Technologies are Launched
Lens-vs.-Laser Debate Heats Up at ESCRS Congress as New Refractive Technologies are Launched
The long-running debate between laser- and lens-based refractive surgery intensified at the 2026 ESCRS congress in London, where new product launches and packed scientific sessions underscored a ma...
10/23/2026
BreakingPharmaPresbyopia
US FDA Approves Ryzumvi from Opus and Viatris for Presbyopia
US FDA Approves Ryzumvi from Opus and Viatris for Presbyopia
Commercial partners Viatris and Opus Genetics reported Oct. 16 that the US FDA had approved Ryzumvi (phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75%) as a treatment for presbyopia. The milestone marks the f...
10/23/2026
BreakingClinical TrialIndustryPharmaRetina
EyePoint to Slash Workforce, End Pivotal Wet AMD Trials After Second Miss for Duravyu
EyePoint to Slash Workforce, End Pivotal Wet AMD Trials After Second Miss for Duravyu
EyePoint announced Oct. 19 that it would cut its workforce by 53 percent and end the Phase III trials for Duravyu in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) early after the LUCIA study failed to...
10/23/2026
BreakingPharmaRegulationRetina
Belite Files for Approval of Oral Stargardt Candidate in Singapore, UK, Switzerland
Belite Files for Approval of Oral Stargardt Candidate in Singapore, UK, Switzerland
Belite Bio announced Oct. 14 that it had filed for marketing approval for its oral Stargardt treatment candidate, tinlarebant, in three countries—Singapore, the UK, and Switzerland—under those nati...

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