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title: "Dry Eye"
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Around 4.88 million people suffer from dry eye disease (DED), an ocular surface disease, in the United States alone. When looked at from a societal perspective, dry eye disease costs the US society alone a staggering $55.4 billion. That’s $11,302 per patient per year. What few people realize is that untreated DED can eventually progress into corneal scarring and permanent vision loss.
At PharmaLegacy, we believe this is a price no one should have to pay. With our models and expertise, and your pipeline, dry eye and other ocular surface diseases might one day become another chapter in medical history books. Get in touch with our experts and let’s move your pipeline forward.