Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma, ocular surface diseases and retinal diseases. The Company’s commercial products include Rhopressa and Rocklatan. Rhopressa is a once-daily eye drop designed to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Rhopressa is under preclinical and clinical trials. Rhopressa increases the outflow of aqueous humor through the trabecular meshwork (TM), which accounts for approximately 80% of fluid drainage from the healthy eye and is the diseased tissue responsible for elevated IOP in glaucoma. Rocklatan is a once-daily fixed-dose combination of Rhopressa and latanoprost, a drug for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma. Rocklatan is under preclinical and clinical trials to be effective in reducing IOP.