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NCT04770545CompletedPhase 3

An Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Pegcetacoplan (APL-2) in Subjects With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to AMD

A Phase 3, Open-Label, Multicenter, Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Pegcetacoplan in Subjects With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a phase 3, open-label, multicenter, extension study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of pegcetacoplan (APL-2) in subjects with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who participated in Study APL2-103 (NCT03777332) or completed the treatment at Month 24 of either Study APL2-303 (Derby, NCT03525613) or Study APL2-304 (Oaks, NCT03525600).

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
792 (actual)
First submitted
23 Feb 2021
Start date
4 Mar 2021
Primary completion date
5 Sept 2025
Lead sponsor
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NCT number
NCT04770545
EU CT number
2024-512945-18-00
EudraCT number
2020-002931-32

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 792
  • From 4 Mar 2021 to the primary completion date, 5 Sept 2025
  • 173 sites in 15 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Participants in APL2 303/304 studies who fully stopped study drug treatment before the visit in month 24 but remain in the study to observe the study medication's safety. Those subjects who temporarily paused study drug treatment are still eligible to participate.
  • If, according to your doctor you currently have any inflammation/infection in or around your eyes that could prohibit you from receiving an injection inside your eyes.

Other illness

  • Subjects cannot take part in the study if the eye that will be treated during the study currently meets any of the following conditions:
  • If, according to your doctor you currently have any disease affecting your eyes that could interfere with your vision, including diseases that affect your retina or macula (the center of the back of your eyes). And, if according to your doctor, the disease in your eyes is benign and does not interfere with the study (e.g. diseases that affects the periphery of the retina), you are also eligible to take part in the study.
  • If, according to your doctor, any current disease that could directly interfere in your participation in the study or that could make it difficult for you to come to the scheduled visits during the next three years over the next 36 months.

Lab values

  • If you have known allergies to fluorescein sodium, a solution that is injected into your body for eye testing; or to pegcetacoplan (the study drug) or any inactive substances in pegcetacoplan solution.

Other

  • If you currently are pregnant, breastfeed or have a positive pregnancy test.

Who the study is looking for

  • Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply:
  • Ocular-specific inclusion criteria apply to the study eye only.
  • Subjects must have participated in APL2-103 (NCT03777332) or completed the treatment at Month 24 of either APL2-303 (Derby, NCT03525613) or APL2-304 (Oaks, NCT03525600).
  • For subjects who participated in either the 303 or 304 studies, the condition listed below must also be met for participating in this study.
    • Subjects who did not fully stop study drug treatment, but missed the visit at Month 24, can also participate in the study. However, to participate, subjects must be seen within 60 days from the last day of the period allowed for the 24 months visit in the previous study.
  • The eyes of subjects must have transparency to permit visualization of parts inside the eye such as the retina and subjects must be able to look steadily at a provided target allowing the doctor to get good quality pictures from the eye.
  • Female subjects must be:
    • Women that cannot have children, or
    • Women who can have children must have a negative result of a blood pregnancy test on the first day of the study visit and agree to use ways to avoid pregnancy during the study and 90 days after the last dose of the study medication.
  • Males with female partners who can get pregnant must also agree to use ways to avoid pregnancy and agree not to donate sperm while in the study or until 90 days after administering the last dose of the study medication.
  • Agree to participate in the study by signing the consent document providing information about the study; and take part in all tests and assessments as required.

Age in the registry: 60 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (173)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Centro Oftalmologico Dr. Charles S.A
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Buenos AiresArgentinaUnknown status
Organización Médica de Investigación (OMI)
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Buenos AiresArgentinaUnknown status
Fundacion Zambrano
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Buenos AiresArgentinaUnknown status
Diagnostico Ocular
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Buenos AiresArgentinaUnknown status
Instituto Oftalmologico de Cordoba
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CórdobaArgentinaUnknown status
Oftar
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MendozaArgentinaUnknown status
Microcirujia Ocular Rosario
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RosarioArgentinaUnknown status
Oftalmologos Especialistas
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Santa FeArgentinaUnknown status
Centre for Eye Research Australia
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East MelbourneAustraliaUnknown status
Retina and Eye Consultantss
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HurstvilleAustraliaUnknown status
Lions Eye Institute
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NedlandsAustraliaUnknown status
Marsden Eye Specialist
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ParramattaAustraliaUnknown status
Strathfield Retina Clinic
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StrathfieldAustraliaUnknown status
Sydney Retina
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SydneyAustraliaUnknown status
The Ashley Centre
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WestmeadAustraliaUnknown status
Save Sight Institute
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WestmeadAustraliaUnknown status
IPEPO Instituto Da Visao
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São PauloBrazilUnknown status
Ivey Eye Institute
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LondonCanadaUnknown status
Retina Centre of Ottawa
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OttawaCanadaUnknown status
University of Ottawa Eye Institute
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OttawaCanadaUnknown status
Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava
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OstravaCzechiaCompleted
Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady
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PragueCzechiaCompleted
Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
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PragueCzechiaCompleted
Axon Clinical s.r.o.
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Prague 5CzechiaCompleted
Gemini oční klinika a.s.
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ZlinCzechiaCompleted
Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn
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BonnGermanyCompleted
Medical Center- University of Freiburg
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Freiburg im BreisgauGermanyCompleted
University Clinic Of Goettingen
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GöttingenGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Koeln
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KölnGermanyCompleted
University Clinic Schleswig Holstein
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LübeckGermanyCompleted
Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein gGmbH
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Ludwigshafen Am RheinGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Muenster AöR
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MuensterGermanyCompleted
Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München
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MünchenGermanyCompleted
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR
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MunichGermanyCompleted
Augenzentrum Am St Franziskus-Hospital Muenster
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MunsterGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg AöR
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RegensburgGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
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TuebingenGermanyCompleted
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda
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MajadahondaSpainCompleted
Instituto Oftalmologico Gomez-Ulla S.L.
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Santiago De CompostelaSpainCompleted
Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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BordeauxFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
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Creteil CedexFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon
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DijonFranceCompleted
Pole Vision Val d'Ouest
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ÉcullyFranceCompleted
Hopital De La Croix-Rousse
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Lyon Cedex 04FranceCompleted
Centre Monticelli Paradis d'Ophtalmologie
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MarseilleFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
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NantesFranceCompleted
Societe Civile De Moyens Des Docteurs Maury-Francais-Coscas-Favard-Krivosic
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ParisFranceCompleted
Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital
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ParisFranceCompleted
Theorie Etudes Organisation Recherche En Retine Medicale S.A.R.L.
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ParisFranceCompleted
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
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Paris Cedex 10FranceCompleted
Retina
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Saint-Cyr-Sur-LoireFranceCompleted
Ophtalmologie Maison Rouge S.C.M.
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StrasbourgFranceCompleted
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
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Strasbourg CedexFranceCompleted
Bristol Eye Hospital
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BristolUnited KingdomUnknown status
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
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HuddersfieldUnited KingdomUnknown status
St James's University Hospital
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LeedsUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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LiverpoolUnited KingdomUnknown status
Kings College Hospital NHS Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
London Vision Clinic
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Oxford Eye Hospital
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OxfordUnited KingdomUnknown status
Sunderland Eye Infirmary
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SunderlandUnited KingdomUnknown status
Assaf ha Rofeh MC
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Be’er Ya‘aqovIsraelUnknown status
Rambam Health Care Campus
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HaifaIsraelUnknown status
Hadassah medical Center
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JerusalemIsraelUnknown status
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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Tel AvivIsraelUnknown status
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
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MilanItalyCompleted
ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
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MilanItalyCompleted
Stichting Amsterdam UMC
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AmsterdamNetherlandsCompleted
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum (Radboudumc)
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NijmegenNetherlandsCompleted
Southern Eye Specialists
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ChristchurchNew ZealandUnknown status
Hamilton Eye Clinic
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HamiltonNew ZealandUnknown status
Oculomedica Sp. z o.o.
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BydgoszczPolandCompleted
OFTALMIKA Sp. z o.o
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BydgoszczPolandCompleted
Ośrodek Chirurgii Oka Prof. Zagórskiego Sp. Z o.o.
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RzeszówPolandCompleted
Centrum Medyczne Uno-Med Sp. z o.o.
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TarnowPolandCompleted
Vision Research Center Eye Associates of NM
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AlbuquerqueUnited StatesUnknown status
Michigan Medicine Kellogg Eye Center
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Ann ArborUnited StatesUnknown status
Western Carolina Retinal Associates
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AshevilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Southeast Retina Center, PC
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AugustaUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Research Center PLLC
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
California Retina Consultants
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BakersfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
Elman Retina Group
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Care Center
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Brown Retina Institute
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BellaireUnited StatesUnknown status
Vitreoretinal Associates of Washington
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BellevueUnited StatesUnknown status
Mid Atlantic Retina
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BethlehemUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Center of NJ, LLC.
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BloomfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
Gailey Eye Clinic Retina Center
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BloomingtonUnited StatesUnknown status
Tufts Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute, Inc.
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Boynton BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Diagnostic Center
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CampbellUnited StatesUnknown status
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat Associates, PS
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CharlotteUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Virginia
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CharlottesvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Group of Washington
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Chevy ChaseUnited StatesUnknown status
Rush University Medical Center
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
Blue Ocean Clinical Research
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ClearwaterUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Cleveland, Inc.
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Cleveland
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
The Ohio State University
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ColumbusUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Retina Associates
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons, PC
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DanburyUnited StatesUnknown status
Southwest Retina Research Center, LLC
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DurangoUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke University, Duke Eye Center
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Vitreous Center, PLLC
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EdmondUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Partners
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EncinoUnited StatesUnknown status
Oregon Retina LLP
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EugeneUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Group of Washington
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FairfaxUnited StatesUnknown status
Emerson Clinical Research Institute
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Falls ChurchUnited StatesUnknown status
Pinnacle Research Institute
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Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesUnknown status
National Ophthalmic Research Institute
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Fort MyersUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Health Center
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Fort MyersUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of Orange County
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FullertonUnited StatesUnknown status
Charles Retina Institute
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GermantownUnited StatesUnknown status
Associated Retinal Consultants, PC
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Grand RapidsUnited StatesUnknown status
Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants
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Great NeckUnited StatesUnknown status
Mid Atlantic Retina Specialist
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HagerstownUnited StatesUnknown status
Cumberland Valley Retina Center
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HagerstownUnited StatesUnknown status
Graystone Eye
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HickoryUnited StatesUnknown status
Houston Eye Associates
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of Houston PA
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Atlantis Eyecare
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Huntington BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Midwest Eye Institute
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IndianapolisUnited StatesUnknown status
Jacobs Retina Center, UCSD
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La JollaUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina and Vitreous Associates of Kentucky, PSC dba Retina Associates of Kentucky
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LexingtonUnited StatesUnknown status
Doheny Eye Center UCLA
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Health Center
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MadisonUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group
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MadisonUnited StatesUnknown status
Georgia Retina PC
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MariettaUnited StatesUnknown status
Valley Retina Institute
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McAllenUnited StatesUnknown status
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Vitreoretinal Surgery
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MinneapolisUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Vitreous Consultants
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MonroevilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates
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Mountain ViewUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Utah, PC
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MurrayUnited StatesUnknown status
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Naples
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NaplesUnited StatesUnknown status
Tennessee Retina, PC
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
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OceansideUnited StatesUnknown status
Palm Beach Gardens
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Palm Beach GardensUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Institute of California Medical Group
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Palm DesertUnited StatesUnknown status
Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
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Palo AltoUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Specialty Institute
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PensacolaUnited StatesUnknown status
Mid Atlantic Retina
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Associated Retina Consultants, Ltd.
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Research Institute, LLC
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Eye Associates of Pinellas
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Pinellas ParkUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Northwest, PC
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PortlandUnited StatesUnknown status
Eye Health Northwest
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PortlandUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants San Diego
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PowayUnited StatesUnknown status
Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
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Rapid CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Sierra Eye Associates
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RenoUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Utah - John A. Moran Center
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of South Texas
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Orange County Retina Medical Group
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Santa AnaUnited StatesUnknown status
California Retina Consultants
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Santa BarbaraUnited StatesUnknown status
Spokane Eye Clinical Research
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SpokaneUnited StatesUnknown status
New England Retina Consultants, PC
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SpringfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
East Florida Eye Institute
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StuartUnited StatesUnknown status
University of South Florida
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Florida
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status
NJ Retina
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TeaneckUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of Houston
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The WoodlandsUnited StatesUnknown status
NJ Retina
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Toms RiverUnited StatesUnknown status
Associated Retinal Consultants, PC
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Traverse CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Bay Area Retina Associates
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Walnut CreekUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Group of New England - New London
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WaterfordUnited StatesUnknown status
AIO Visionary Eye Care
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West MifflinUnited StatesUnknown status
Center for Retina and Macular Disease
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Winter HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Cleveland, Inc.
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YoungstownUnited StatesUnknown status

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