A Multicenter, Randomized Study in Participants With Diabetic Retinopathy Without Center-involved Diabetic Macular Edema To Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Ranibizumab Delivered Via the Port Delivery System Relative to the Comparator Arm

Prior treatment

• Cerebrovascular accident or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomization
• Atrial fibrillation diagnosis or worsening within 6 months prior to randomization
• Any intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment at any time prior to randomization
• Any use of medicated intraocular implants, including Ozurdex® or Iluvien® implants at any time prior to randomization
• Any intravitreal corticosteroid treatment at any time prior to randomization
• Any periocular (e.g., subtenon) corticosteroid treatment at any time prior to randomization
• Any PRP at any time prior to randomization
• Any macular laser photocoagulation (such as micropulse and focal or grid laser) at any time prior to randomization
• Any concurrent ocular condition (e.g., cataract, epiretinal membrane) that would require surgical intervention during the study to prevent or treat visual loss that might result from that condition
• Any concurrent ocular condition (e.g., amblyopia, strabismus) that may affect interpretation of study results

Other illness

• Current systemic treatment for a confirmed active systemic infection
• Renal failure requiring renal transplant, hemodialysis, or peritoneal dialysis, or anticipated to require hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis at any time during the study
• Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma and any such condition the investigator determines may require a glaucoma-filtering surgery during a participant's participation in the study
• History of glaucoma-filtering surgery, tube shunts, or microinvasive glaucoma surgery
• History of other ocular diseases that gives reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab, that might affect interpretation of study results, or that renders the participant at high risk for treatment complications
  • Ocular Exclusion Criteria for Either Eye
• Suspected or active ocular or periocular infection of either eye
• Any history uveitis including idiopathic, drug-associated or autoimmune-associated uveitis

Lab values

• History of other disease, other non-diabetic metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or surgical placement of the PDS implant; that might affect interpretation of the results of the study; or that renders the patient at high risk for treatment complications in the opinion of the investigator or Sponsor
  • Ocular Exclusion Criteria for Study Eye:

Other

• Uncontrolled blood pressure
• Presence of center-involved diabetic macular edema (defined as CST ≥325 µm)
• Active intraocular inflammation (grade trace or above)
• Clinically significant abnormalities of the vitreous-retinal interface involving the macular area or disrupting the macular architecture, such as vitreous-retinal traction or epiretinal membrane (assessed by the investigator and confirmed by the central reading center)

• Age ≥18 years at time of signing Informed Consent Form
• Documented diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2)
• HbA1c level of ≤12% within 2 months prior to screening or at screening
• Moderately severe or severe NPDR (ETDRS-DRSS level 47 or 53)
• BCVA score of ≥ 69 letters (20/40 approximate Snellen equivalent or better)