Ophthalmology Studies

PPD offers a clinical operations and therapeutic focus on ophthalmology studies with experienced project teams dedicated to all ophthalmic programs. Our ophthalmology staff is familiar with multinational submissions and expeditious agency reviews, and has global experience in a variety of therapeutic areas.

In addition, PPD has an international network of experienced investigative sites for efficient subject enrollment.

We conducted or supported 59 protocols in ophthalmic indications involving approximately 12,000 patients at more than 1,400 sites between January 2004 and July 2009.

Global Ophthalmology Clinical Trial Experience

PPD has expertise in ophthalmic clinical research in various areas including:

• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and associated syndromes
• Conjunctivitis
• Dry eye
• Glaucoma
• Keratitis
• Lens opacification
• Macular edema
• Retinal vein occlusion
• Viral- and chlamydiae-related diseases, such as cytomegalovirus retinitis

Innovative Ophthalmology Technologies

PPD has ophthalmic experience with therapeutic-specific vendors such as:

• Reading centers
• • Certification centers (Wilmer, EMMES)
  • Endothelial cell counts
  • Fluorescein angiography (digital or film)
  • Fundus photography
  • OCT
• Chart vendors
• • ETDRS
  • LEA
  • Pelli-Robson
  • Snellen