MENLO PARK, Calif., May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sight Sciences , Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT) (“Sight Sciences,” or the“Company”), an eyecare technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative, interventional technologies intended to transform care and improve patients' lives, today announced the publication of the twelve-month results from the SAHARA trial.
Patients previously treated with Restasis® (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%) prescription eyedrops (“Restasis”) had additional clinically meaningful improvements in the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (“DED”) when crossed over to TearCare . These improvements persisted for six months through month twelve without continued Restasis use.
“Phase 2 of the RCT again demonstrates the clinical effectiveness of TearCare. It also shows that effectiveness appears to be the same whether or not a patient has had prior treatment with Restasis, demonstrating that similar results could be expected when TearCare is used as a primary or secondary treatment for DED,” said Paul Badawi, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sight Sciences. Phase 1 of the SAHARA RCT included 345 subjects at 19 sites in 11 states randomized 1:1 to either TearCare or Restasis1.
In Phase 2 of the SAHARA RCT, 163 patients who had been randomized and treated with Restasis during phase 1 were crossed over to TearCare at the six-month visit and followed for six months through Month 12 of the study. Data from the.
