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Corneal Ulcer

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging research
1
Publications
12
Clinical trials
12
Associated genes
2023
Latest publication
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Executive briefingUpdating summary…Momentum: Low
Key developments
  • 2 clinical trials expected to report results, the earliest in Q3 2026.
Major developments
Upcoming trial readoutHigh impact
Results expected Q3 20272026-06-05
Major trial resultsImportant
Results posted2025-09-25

Clinical trials

8 sponsors · 1 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +1)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
12
All trials
3
Active
7
Late-stage
6
Completed
Late-stage studies
Phase 3 · Recruiting · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 4 · Completed · Thomas M. Lietman
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Recruiting
Recently completed
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 3 · Completed · University of California, San Francisco
Phase 4 · Completed · Thomas M. Lietman
Phase 2 · Completed · Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Major themes3
  • Corneal Ulcer1
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial1
  • Keratitis1
Leading journals1
  • Indian journal of ophthalmology1
Leading researchers7
  • Ambastha A1
  • Arya LK1
  • Kumari A1
  • Kumari N1
  • Kusumesh R1
  • Mohan N1
  • Sinha BP1
Affiliations (unnormalised)2
  • Department of Microbiology Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences1
  • Regional Institute of Ophthalmology1

Associated genes

12 matches

Genes associated with this disease in the canonical knowledge graph (Open Targets evidence). Number shows the association score.

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue; usually caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.

References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.