New eye injection aims to halt blindness from dry AMD in major trial
NCT ID NCT06659445
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called ONL1204, given as an eye injection, to see if it can slow the growth of blind spots in people with geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration. About 324 adults aged 55 and older will receive either the drug or a sham injection. The goal is to preserve vision and prevent further damage to the retina.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 324 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 55 years of age or older at Screening. 2. Able and willing to give informed consent and attend study visits. 3. Women or intersex individuals must be willing to use 2 forms of effective contraception during the study and for at least 90 days following the last dose of study drug, be postmenopausal for at least 12 months prior to study entry, or surgically sterile. If of childbearing potential, a negative urine pregnancy test is required at Screening and prior to the administration of study drug at each visit. 4. Men or intersex individuals with partners of childbearing potential must be willing to use permissible methods of contraception and refrain from sperm donation during the study and for at least 90 days following the last dose of study drug. 5. If currently using Age-related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS, AREDS2, or similar nutraceutical therapy at Screening, patient must be willing to continue use for the duration of the study. If not currently using AREDS2 or similar, patient must be willing to continue not to use therapy for the duration of the study. Patient must agree to choose either approach. Study Eye Inclusion Criteria: 6. BCVA of 24 letters or more using ETDRS charts in the study eye at Screening. 7. Intraocular pressure (IOP) of 22 mmHg or lower in the study eye at Screening. The GA lesion must meet all the following criteria: 8. Non-foveal GA associated with AMD without eMNV in the study eye per Investigator's evaluation and as confirmed by the central RC. 9. GA ≥0.85 disc area (DA) (2.125 mm2) and ≤8.05 DA (20.125 mm2) in the study eye as confirmed by the central RC. 10. If GA in the study eye is multifocal, at least 1 focal lesion must be ≥0.425 DA (1.063 mm2) as confirmed by the central RC. 11. Non-foveal GA (GA lesion up to the fovea, but not subfoveal) with the lesion's closest border 1725 microns or less from the foveal center in the study eye, as confirmed by the central RC. 12. The entire GA lesion in the study eye must be completely visualized on the macula-centered FAF image, must be able to be imaged in its entirety, and must not be contiguous with any areas of peripapillary atrophy per the Investigator's evaluation and as confirmed by the central RC. 13. A pattern of hyper-autofluorescence in the junctional zone of GA in the study eye must be present as confirmed by the central RC. Fellow Eye Inclusion Criterion: 14. BCVA of 19 letters or more using ETDRS charts in the fellow eye at Screening. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current or planned participation in another investigational clinical study or use of any other investigational drugs or devices at least 6 months prior to enrollment or during the study period without prior written Sponsor approval. 2. Previous ophthalmic disease gene therapy or planned participation in any gene therapy clinical study during the study period. 3. Current or planned use of systemic complement inhibitors during the study period. 4. Any ocular or systemic condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the patient unsuitable for treatment with an investigational drug or that would compromise the safety or efficacy assessments of the study. 5. Treatment with any ocular or systemic medication that is known to be toxic to the lens, retina, or optic nerve (including, but not limited to, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, hydroxychloroquine, interferon, tacrolimus, cisplatin, bis-chloroethyl nitrosourea, carmustine, ethambutol, and tamoxifen) within 90 days prior to Screening or anticipated during the study period. 6. Any previous treatment of pentosan polysulfate (Elmiron®) is exclusionary. 7. Known allergy to fluorescein, povidone iodine, or any ingredients of the study drug or avacincaptad pegol intravitreal solution. 8. Individuals who are currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are nursing at Screening or during the study period. Study Eye Exclusion Criteria: 9. Active ocular or periocular infection in the study eye. 10. Any contraindication to an IVT injection in the study eye. 11. Any media opacity in the study eye that limits visual acuity, clinical visualization of the retina, or retinal imaging as determined by the Investigator. 12. Previous IVT pharmaceutical treatment in the study eye with any agent except Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved complement inhibitors and treatment with FDA-approved complement inhibitors within 12 weeks prior to Screening. 13. Any history of incisional retinal surgery in the study eye including but not limited to scleral buckle or vitrectomy. (Retinal laser for a tear or hole 3 months or more prior to Screening is not exclusionary). 14. History of incisional glaucoma surgery including trabeculectomy, tube shunt, or minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in the study eye. (Glaucoma laser procedures performed at least 6 months prior to Screening are not exclusionary). 15. Yttrium aluminum garnet capsulotomy in the study eye within 1 month prior to Screening. 16. Cataract surgery in the study eye planned or expected during the study period. 17. Aphakia with absence of the posterior capsule in the study eye. (Pseudophakia with an open posterior capsule is not exclusionary). 18. Any current evidence or history in the study eye of exudative ("wet") AMD, including any RPE rips or evidence of actively leaking neovascularization anywhere in the retina based on the FA or SD-OCT as assessed per the Investigator's evaluation and confirmed by the central RC. 19. Any clinically significant retinal disease other than AMD except benign degenerative conditions (eg, Cobblestone degeneration) in the study eye. 20. Intraocular surgery in the study eye (including lens replacement surgery) within 3 months prior to Screening. See Exclusion Criteria 12 and 13 pertaining to retinal and glaucoma surgery, respectively. 21. Previous therapeutic radiation (including transpupillary thermotherapy, photodynamic therapy, or external-beam) in the region of the study eye. Fellow Eye Exclusion Criterion: 22. Planned or expected IVT injection in the fellow eye for treatment of GA with agents other than FDA-approved complement inhibitors (pegcetacoplan or avacincaptad pegol IVT solution \[Izervay™\]) during the study period. Either Eye Exclusion Criteria: 23. Active intraocular inflammation in either eye or a history of uveitis or endophthalmitis in either eye. 24. GA in either eye due to causes other than AMD. 25. Any ophthalmic condition in either eye that is likely to require surgery during the study period.
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The places running it
120 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Locations
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AIBILI
RECRUITINGCoimbra, Portugal, 3000-548, Portugal
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Associated Retina Consultants
RECRUITINGGilbert, Arizona, 85297, United States
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Associated Retina Consultants
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85020, United States
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Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C.
RECRUITINGRoyal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States
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Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C.
RECRUITINGTraverse City, Michigan, 49686, United States
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Augen-Zentrum-Nordwest
RECRUITINGAhaus, Germany, 48683, Germany
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Augenarzt Praxisgemeinschaft Gutblick AG
RECRUITINGBern, Switzerland, 3011, Switzerland
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Augenarzt Praxisgemeinschaft Gutblick AG
RECRUITINGZurich, Switzerland, 8620, Switzerland
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Augenzentrum Prof. Dr. Koch GmbH
RECRUITINGFrankfurt am Main, Germany, 60549, Germany
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Austin Retina Associates
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Axon Clinical, s.r.o.
RECRUITINGPrague, Czech Republic, 150 00, Czechia
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Bay Area Retina Associates
RECRUITINGWalnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Bonifraterskie Centrum Medyczne sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGLodz, Poland, 93-357, Poland
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Budapest Retina Associates, Opthalmology
RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungry, 1133, Hungary
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Budapesti Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Kórház és Rendelőintézet, Szemészeti Osztály
RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungry, 1106, Hungary
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Budapesti Jahn Ferenc Dél-pesti Kórház és Rendelőintézet, Szemészeti Osztály
RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungry, 1204, Hungary
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California Retina Consultants
RECRUITINGBakersfield, California, 93309, United States
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Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain, 08021, Spain
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Centrum Diagnostyki I Mikrochirurgii Oka Lens sp. Z o.o.
RECRUITINGOlsztyn, Poland, 10-424, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Dietla 19 sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGKrakow, Poland, 31-070, Poland
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Charleston Neuroscience Institute
RECRUITINGMt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Cole Eye Institute
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Clinique d'ophtalmologie des Laurentides
RECRUITINGBoisbriand, Quebec, J7H0E8, Canada
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Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants
RECRUITINGHagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States
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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Központ, Szemklinika
RECRUITINGDebrecen, Hungry, 4032, Hungary
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Desert Retina Consultants
RECRUITINGPalm Desert, California, 92211, United States
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Duke Eye Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Erie Retina Research, LLC (Clinic)
RECRUITINGErie, Pennsylvania, 16505, United States
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Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady
RECRUITINGPrague, Czech Republic, 100 34, Czechia
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Florida Retina Institute
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Fundación de Oftalmologia Medica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FOM)
RECRUITINGValencia, Spain, 46015, Spain
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General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas", 1st University Eye Clinic
RECRUITINGAthens, Greece, 11527, Greece
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGGloucester, England, GL1 3NN, United Kingdom
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Hospital Arruzafa
RECRUITINGCórdoba, Spain, 14012, Spain
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Hospital Ophthalmic Jules-Gonin Foundation
RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland, 1001, Switzerland
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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
RECRUITINGZaragoza, Spain, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain, 41009, Spain
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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary
RECRUITINGYork, England, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom
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Illinois Retina Associates, S.C.
RECRUITINGOak Park, Illinois, 60304, United States
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Institut Catalâ de Retina
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain, 08022, Spain
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Instituto Clinico Quirurgico de Oftalmologia (ICQO)
RECRUITINGBilbao, Spain, 48010, Spain
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Internationale Innovative Ophthalmochirurgie GbR c/o MVZ Breyer Kaymak Klabe Augenchirurgie
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, Germany, 40549, Germany
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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, England, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Klinika Okulistyczna Jasne Blonia sp. z o.o
RECRUITINGLodz, Poland, 91-134, Poland
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Konventhospital der Barmherzigen Brüder Linz Abteilung für Augenheilkunde
RECRUITINGLinz, Austria, 4020, Austria
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Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants
RECRUITINGWestbury, New York, 11590, United States
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Macula and Retina Institute
RECRUITINGGlendale, California, 91203, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates, LLP
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Medizinische Universität Wien
RECRUITINGVienna, Austria, 1090, Austria
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NEMOS Medical Private Care s.r.o.
RECRUITINGSokolov, Czech Republic, 356 01, Czechia
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Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGNewcastle, England, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
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North Carolina Retina Associates
RECRUITINGCary, North Carolina, 27511, United States
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North Carolina Retina Associates
RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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North Carolina Retina Associates, S.C.
RECRUITINGWake Forest, North Carolina, 27587, United States
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Northwestern Medical Group
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Oculomedica Sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Poland, 85-157, Poland
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Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
RECRUITINGOceanside, New York, 11572, United States
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Optimum Profesorskie Centrum Okulistyki sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGGdansk, Poland, 80-180, Poland
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Pacific Northwest Retina
RECRUITINGBellevue, Washington, 98004, United States
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Pacific Northwest Retina, PLLC
RECRUITINGSilverdale, Washington, 98383, United States
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Palmetto Retina Center
RECRUITINGWest Columbia, South Carolina, 29169, United States
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
RECRUITINGMarburg, Germany, 35043, Germany
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Piedmont Eye Center
RECRUITINGLynchburg, Virginia, 24502, United States
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Pécsi Tudományegyetem Klinikai Kozpont, Szemeszeti Klinika
RECRUITINGPécs, Hungry, 7623, Hungary
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Retina Associates of Florida, LLC
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33609-4614, United States
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Retina Associates of South Texas, PA
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Retina Associates of Western NY
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14620, United States
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Retina Associates, Ltd.
RECRUITINGElmhurst, Illinois, 60126, United States
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Retina Center of Texas
RECRUITINGSouthlake, Texas, 76092, United States
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Retina Consultants of Southern Colorado
RECRUITINGColorado Springs, Colorado, 80909-1183, United States
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Retina Consultants of Texas
RECRUITINGBeaumont, Texas, 77707, United States
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Retina Consultants of Texas
RECRUITINGBellaire, Texas, 77401, United States
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Retina Consultants of Texas
RECRUITINGKaty, Texas, 77494, United States
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Retina Consultants of Texas
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Retina Consultants of Texas
RECRUITINGThe Woodlands, Texas, 77384, United States
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Retina Group of Florida
RECRUITINGSarasota, Florida, 34232, United States
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Retina Group of New England
RECRUITINGWaterford, Connecticut, 06385, United States
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Retina Partners Midwest, P.C.
RECRUITINGCarmel, Indiana, 46032, United States
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Retina Research Institute at New England Retina Consultants
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Massachusetts, 01107, United States
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Retina Specialists
RECRUITINGTowson, Maryland, 21204, United States
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Retina Specialty Institute
RECRUITINGPensacola, Florida, 32503, United States
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Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY, PC
RECRUITINGLiverpool, New York, 13088, United States
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Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group
RECRUITINGBeverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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Retinal Consultants Medical Group
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95841, United States
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Royal Victoria Hospital (Ophthalmology Research Suite, EODU)
RECRUITINGBelfast, Ireland, BT12 6BA, United Kingdom
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Salehi Retina Institute, dba Retina Associates of Southern California
RECRUITINGHuntington Beach, California, 92647, United States
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Semmelweis Egyetem, Szemészeti Klinika Kutatóközpont
RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungry, 1085, Hungary
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Sierra Eye Associates
RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89502, United States
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St. Joseph's Health Care London - Ivey Eye Institute
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A4V2, Canada
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Stadtspital Zurich Triemli, Augenklinik, Forschungszentrum, 2K.14
RECRUITINGZurich, Switzerland, 8063, Switzerland
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Sunderland Eye Infirmary
RECRUITINGSunderland, England, SR2 9HP, United Kingdom
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Swiss Visio Retina Research Center
RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland, 1006, Switzerland
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Szegedi Tudományegyetem Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ, Szemészeti Klinika
RECRUITINGSzeged, Hungry, 6720, Hungary
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Szpital Św. Róży sp. z o. o. sp. k.
RECRUITINGKrakow, Poland, 30-394, Poland
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The Retina Clinic
RECRUITINGLondon, England, W1G 9X, United Kingdom
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The Retina Group of Washington
RECRUITINGChevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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The Retina Institute
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63128, United States
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The University of Chicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Toronto Retina Institute
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M3C0G9, Canada
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Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
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Unidade Local De Saude De Santo Antonio
RECRUITINGPorto, Portugal, 4050-011, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saude de Gaia/Espinho
RECRUITINGGaia, Portugal, 4434-502, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra
RECRUITINGCoimbra, Portugal, 3004-561, Portugal
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Uniklinikum Würzburg
RECRUITINGWürzburg, Germany, 97080, Germany
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University General Hospital "Attikon", 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens
RECRUITINGAthens, Greece, 12462, Greece
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University General Hospital of Heraklion
RECRUITINGHeraklion, Greece, 70013, Greece
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University General Hospital of Ioannina, Ophthalmology Clinica
RECRUITINGIoannina, Greece, 45500, Greece
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University General Hospital of Patras, Department of Ophthalmology
RECRUITINGPátrai, Greece, 26504, Greece
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSouthampton, England, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States
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Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn
RECRUITINGBonn, Germany, 53127, Germany
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VFN Praha
RECRUITINGPrague, Czech Republic, 128 08, Czechia
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VISUS spol. s.r.o.
RECRUITINGNáchod, Czech Republic, 574 01, Czechia
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Valley Retina Institute, P.A.
RECRUITINGMcAllen, Texas, 78503, United States
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Vanderbilt Eye Institute
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery - A Karl-Landsteiner-Institute
RECRUITINGVienna, Austria, 1140, Austria
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Vista Augenklinik Binningen
RECRUITINGBinningen, Switzerland, 4102, Switzerland
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Észak-Pesti Centrumkórház-Honvédkórház, Szemészeti Osztály
RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungry, 1062, Hungary
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