Clinical Trials

Active Enrolling Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials

  • Primary Investigators: Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD
    Primary Contact: Sara Montgomery
    Location: Oak Park
    Billing information: All scheduled study visits, testing, procedures, and drug are paid for by the study.

Active Enrolling Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Trials

  • Primary Investigators: Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD
    Primary Contact: Sara Montgomery
    Location: Oak Park
    Billing information: All scheduled study visits, testing, procedures, and drug are paid for by the study.

Active Enrolling Diabetic Macular Edema Clinical Trials

  • Primary Investigators: Ryan Sabherwal, MD
    Primary Contact: Sara Montgomery
    Location: Oak Park
    Billing information: All scheduled study visits, testing, procedures, and drug are paid for by the study.

Active Enrolling Epiretinal Membranes Clinical Trials

  • Primary Investigators: Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD
    Primary Contact: Sara Montgomery
    Location: Oak Park
    Billing information: All scheduled study visits, testing, procedures, and drug are paid for by the study.

Active Enrolling Geographic Atrophy Clinical Trials

  • Primary Investigators: Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD
    Primary Contact: Sara Montgomery
    Location: Oak Park
    Billing information: All scheduled study visits, testing, procedures, and drug are paid for by the study.

Active Enrolling Inherited Retinal Disease

  • N/A

Previous Clinical Trial Experience

    • VFQ-25 – Visual Function Questionnaire
    • AREDS2 – Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2
    • CLOVER – Combination Lucentis & OPT with Visudyne with Evaluation-based Treatments
    • Alcon AART – Alcon Anecortave Risk Reduction
    • AMD – Age-Related Macular Degeneration Chart Review Study
    • Alcon Anecortave Acetate
    • AREDS – Age-Related Eye Disease Study
    • Macugen Injections/de novo lesions – Chart Review Study
    • Macugen Injections – Chart Review Study
    • Eye Tech Study
    • PreView PHP – Preferential Hyperactivity Perimeter
    • SST – Submacular Surgery Trials
    • VER – Visudyne in Early Retreatment of Exudative ARMD with CNV
    • VIM – Visudyne in Minimally Classic CNV from ARMD
    • Cabernet Trial – CNV following AMD Treated with Beta Radiation Epiretinal Therapy
    • Sailor Study
    • CAPT Study – Complications in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Prevention Trial
    • CATT – Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degneration Treatment Trials
    • AGN–150998 – Abicipar Pegol in Patients with Neovascular AMD
    • APL2-GA-305 – Extension Study to Evaluate Long-term Safety of Pegcetacoplan for GA secondary to AMD
    • Harbor Study – No previous treatment, Subfoveal Neovascular AMD
    • LADDER – Phase II study of Ranibizumab/ subfoveal neovascularization AMD
    • Neurotech (NT-503) – Phase II study of NT-503-3 Encapsulated Cell technology compared with Eylea for treatment of recurrent subfoveal CNV secondary to AMD
    • ONYX – Phase II study of repeated doses of REGN910-3 for neovascular AMD
    • OZONE – Ocriplasmin Pazopanib vs Lucentis for wet AMD
    • Ozurdex As Adjunctive Therapy to Lucentis for CNV Secondary to AMD
    • Phase II Proof of Concept Study of HuCNS-SC – Subretinal Transplantation for Geographic Atrophy of AMD
    • Proxima A – Prospective Epidemiologic Study of the Progression of GA secondary to AMD
    • RADIANT – HuCNSSC Subretinal Transplantation for GA of AMD
    • REVIEW – Open-label study of Eylea in patients with wet AMD
    • Sequoia – Abicipar Pegol in patients with neovascular AMD
    • Squalamine – Phase III study of Squalamine for neovascular AMD
    • Genetic Screening Study to Evaluate Long-Term Clinical Outcomes/Non-central GA, Carriers of High-Risk Genetic Complement Variants Associated with Dry AMD
    • Archway GR40548 – Wet AMD
    • Portal GR40549 – Wet AMD
    • LUCIA
    • SOL/SOL-R
    • ELARA
    • ASCENT
    • ARTEMIS
    • AVICEDA
    • DAYBREAK
    • 4FRONT-1
    • 4FRONT-2
    • AQUARIUS

Welcoming Dr. Nicole Somani to Illinois Retina Associates

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Nicole “Nikki” Somani to our team of retina specialists. Her goal is to help patients understand their conditions, guide them through treatment options, and provide thoughtful, compassionate care to preserve or restore their vision. Dr. Somani will see patients in our Munster and Oak Park locations.


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Welcoming Dr. Nicole Somani to Illinois Retina Associates

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Nicole “Nikki” Somani to our team of retina specialists. Her goal is to help patients understand their conditions, guide them through treatment options, and provide thoughtful, compassionate care to preserve or restore their vision. Dr. Somani will see patients in our Munster and Oak Park locations.


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