Eye Care

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan, an AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) company, today announced that it will present new data from its leading portfolio of eye care medicines at the 2021 ASCRS (American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery) Annual Meeting being held July 23-27 in Las Vegas, NV. Presentations will include new data on AGN-190584 (pilocarpine 1.25%), an investigational presbyopia treatment, and updated analyses on DURYSTA™ (bimatoprost intracameral implant), the first and only FDA-approved dissolvable implant to reduce eye pressure in people with open angle glaucoma or high eye pressure.       

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan, an AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) company, today announced that it will present new data, including real-world evidence, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for products across its eye care portfolio and pipeline at the ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) 2021 Annual Virtual Meeting (May 1-7).

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan, an AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for investigational AGN-190584 (pilocarpine 1.25%) ophthalmic solution for the treatment of presbyopia. The FDA is expected to act on the NDA by the end of 2021.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- From scrolling through social media feeds, to video conferences for work and school, to relaxing with television and video games, Americans are spending approximately 13 hours a day on some type of digital device.¹ As the reliance on screens to connect digitally for both professional and personal use continues to rise, more than half of adults suffer from digital eye strain,² which often includes dry, irritated eyes.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan, an AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) company, today announced the Phase 3 GEMINI 1 and 2 clinical trials evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of investigational AGN-190584 (pilocarpine 1.25%) ophthalmic solution for the treatment of symptoms associated with presbyopia, met their primary efficacy endpoint. Additional details of these studies will be presented at future medical meetings and will serve as the basis for the New Drug Application submission to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the first half of 2021.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 4 million people in the United States are expected to have glaucoma by 2030. This serious disease is one of the leading causes of blindness, yet patients do not know that elevated eye pressure is the only treatable risk factor. Von Miller, Super Bowl MVP, Denver Broncos linebacker and advocate for healthy vision, knows first-hand how important it is to be proactive in taking control of vision-related issues. He is once again partnering with Allergan, an AbbVie Company, for My Glaucoma, My Design, which asks people living with glaucoma and their loved ones to share photos and stories on social media that show how they are managing their disease. This initiative ultimately encourages people with glaucoma and their caregivers to design an effective disease management plan with their doctors.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan, an AbbVie Company (NYSE: ABBV), and Molecular Partners (SIX: MOLN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new class of custom-built protein therapeutics known as DARPin® therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter to the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Abicipar pegol, a novel, investigational DARPin® therapy for patients with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).