Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. Announces Termination of Patricia Kitchen as Chief Operating Officer, Effective as of April 27, 2021

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the development and commercialization of therapies for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and other diseases and conditions of the eye. Its first commercial drug product, DEXTENZA, is for the treatment of ocular inflammation and pain following ophthalmic surgery and ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis. It is also developing two other clinical-stage assets, OTX-DED (dexamethasone intracanalicular insert) for the short-term treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease, and OTX-CSI (cyclosporine intracanalicular insert) for the chronic treatment of dry eye disease. It is conducting a pivotal Phase III clinical trial to evaluate AXPAXLI for the treatment of wet AMD. Its clinical portfolio also includes PAXTRAVA, which is in Phase III clinical development for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT).