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Ophthalmology Medical Writing, Statistics and Regulatory Documentation

Pubrica supports sponsors, clinical research teams and principal investigators in ophthalmology with medical writing, biostatistics and regulatory documentation. Typical projects include trials with visual-acuity and imaging endpoints, device studies and imaging-derived model development, often overlapping with medical devices and diagnostics. We prepare protocols, statistical analysis plans, clinical study reports and publications. A designated project lead coordinates these documents to keep data interpretation and messaging consistent. A common analysis question is which eye is the unit of analysis, and how the fellow eye is handled when both eyes contribute data.

In this areaone designated project lead

We identify the reporting guideline that applies to your study design as part of the free scoping assessment.

On every project
  • Writers matched by therapy area
  • One designated project lead
  • Applicable reporting guideline identified
  • Mutual NDA on request
  • You remain the named sponsor

Study Types and Standards

Typical ophthalmology studies, guidelines and analysis questions

Each therapy area has its own typical study designs, reporting guidelines and recurring analysis questions. We assign writers and statisticians to ophthalmology projects on that basis.

Study types

Typical projects

Trials with acuity and imaging endpoints, device studies, and imaging-derived model development.

The guideline

Applicable reporting standards

CONSORT 2025; STARD where a diagnostic claim is made; TRIPOD+AI for imaging models; device documentation where applicable.

Key question

Common analysis question

Which eye is the unit of analysis, and how the fellow eye is handled when both eyes are treated or contribute data.

Common Review Points

Common review points in ophthalmology submissions

These are issues that reviewers, assessors and payers often raise on ophthalmology documents. We check for them during drafting and review.

Points we check

Frequent reviewer findingBoth eyes analysed as independent observations, which breaks the independence assumption and overstates statistical significance.
Payer evidence needsPayers ask what a difference in letters gained means for patient function and independence.
Reporting guideline checkIncluded in the free scoping assessment: an item-by-item check that the applicable reporting guideline has been applied
Consistency checkConfirming that the clinical overview, study report and publications report the data consistently

Our Services

Ophthalmology writing, statistics and regulatory services

Services are grouped by programme stage. Medical device and diagnostic work follows MDR and IVDR rather than ICH and is covered on the relevant industry pages.

Services can be commissioned individually or as a programme. A designated project lead coordinates the protocol, analysis plan, study report and publications to keep ophthalmology data interpretation and messaging consistent.

Who we serve

Teams we support in ophthalmology

We work with these functions in sponsor organisations and research groups. The scoping assessment is written for the team that requests it.

Functions we support

Regulatory affairsDossier modules and responses to health-authority questions
Clinical developmentClinical study protocols and study reports prepared to the applicable reporting guideline
BiostatisticsStatistical analysis plans and estimands suited to the endpoints
Medical affairsPublication plans and congress materials timed to study readouts
Market accessValue dossiers and HTA submissions prepared for the assessing agency
Principal investigatorsPrimary manuscripts and responses to peer-reviewer comments

Our compliance and guideline standards

Guidelines and standards we work to

Each project names the reporting guideline your study design requires and the edition used. We check that documents follow the current edition.

Standards applied in ophthalmology projects

Reporting guidelines for this areaCONSORT 2025; STARD where a diagnostic claim is made; TRIPOD+AI for imaging models; device documentation where applicable.
ICH E3, E6 and E9Study reports, good clinical practice and statistical principles
ICH E9(R1)The estimand framework, which defines what the treatment effect estimates
ICH M4The common technical document and its modules
PRISMA 2020 and GRADEEvidence synthesis and certainty of evidence
CHEERS 2022Health economic evaluation, following the assessing agency’s reference case
ICMJE and GPP 2022Authorship and good publication practice
ISO 9001:2015The quality management system our process runs under

Use of AI Tools

AI tools support search and formatting, not scientific writing

This policy applies to every therapy area and every deadline.

Our AI policy

Used forLiterature search expansion, de-duplication, reference formatting and consistency checks
Not used forDrafting clinical content, interpreting results or generating text submitted under your name
DisclosedIf a tool was used on a deliverable, the handover states which tool and for what task
Your dataNever used to train a model or sent to a service that would do so

How it works

Five steps, starting with a free scoping assessment

We review your requirements before providing a quote.

One

Scoping assessment

Free, within two business days. We set out what the project needs, who would lead it and the estimated cost.

Two

Project lead assigned

A lead with experience in the therapy area is named before work starts and stays with the project throughout.

Three

Outline approval

You approve each section and its sources before drafting begins.

Four

Draft and review

Independent review, quality control and reference verification, each signed off separately.

Five

Handover

You receive the deliverable with its working material. Revisions are made within the agreed scope.

After

Follow-up questions

Questions on a document are answered by the person who wrote it.

Our experts

The ophthalmology project team

Writers are assigned by therapy area, not by availability. They hold a master’s degree or doctorate in life sciences, medicine or pharmacy and have at least five years of experience in the field. Regulatory writers follow the guidance that applies to each document.

Specialists on ophthalmology projects

Therapy-area leadCoordinates the project across documents and is named before work starts
Regulatory medical writersICH-structured documents, checked against the current guidance edition
StatisticiansEstimands, analysis plans and traceable statistical outputs
Information specialistsReproducible literature searches for review-based work
Independent reviewersA second qualified reviewer who did not write the draft
Health economistsEconomic evidence developed alongside the clinical evidence

Sample work

Sample deliverables

Published with sponsor agreement and redacted where requested.

Benefits

Benefits of a therapy-area team for ophthalmology projects

Reasons clients give for continuing to work with us.

What you get

Correct reporting guidelineThe applicable guideline is identified during scoping, before drafting starts
Consistent documentsThe clinical overview, study report and manuscripts report the data consistently
Known review issuesA lead with experience in the area identifies likely reviewer questions in advance
Early payer planningPayer evidence needs identified before the dossier is written
Unlimited revisions within the agreed scopeWithin the agreed scope, without a per-round charge
You are the sponsorNamed throughout; we do not offer ghost authorship

Packages

Pricing per project, not per page

A 4,000-word study report and a 4,000-word overview involve different work, so we do not price by word count. The free scoping assessment gives you a project cost you can use for budgeting.

First

Scoping assessment

Free, within two business days. A written assessment of what the project needs.

Then

A written scope

Documents, standards, named team and timeline, agreed before work starts.

Quoted

Per project

One price for the agreed scope, with revisions included rather than charged per round.

Ophthalmology FAQs

Questions about ophthalmology projects

Yes. Projects are assigned by therapy area, and the lead has worked in ophthalmology. They are familiar with common questions in this area, such as how to handle the fellow eye when both eyes contribute data, and can flag likely reviewer comments before drafting starts. If no one on our panel is a suitable match, we will tell you and decline the project.

It depends on your study design rather than the therapy area. In ophthalmology, the usual guidelines are CONSORT 2025 for trials, STARD where a diagnostic claim is made and TRIPOD+AI for imaging models, with device documentation where applicable. We confirm the applicable guideline in the free scoping assessment, as writing to it from the start is easier than revising a report later.

Both eyes analysed as independent observations, which breaks the independence assumption and overstates significance. We check for this on every ophthalmology project before submission, when it is easier to correct.

Payers ask what a difference in letters gained means for patient function and independence. The scoping assessment flags this early, while the evidence plan can still include it.

Yes. A designated project lead coordinates the protocol, statistical analysis plan, clinical study report and publications to keep ophthalmology data interpretation and messaging consistent. Health-authority questions are answered by the writer of the document concerned.

We do not operate your pharmacovigilance system. We write the risk management plan and periodic reports, but case processing and reporting to authorities stay within your own PV system under your qualified person. We do not conduct trials, audit or certify GCP or GMP compliance, or claim authorship of your research. You remain the sponsor throughout.

Related Therapy Areas

Therapy areas often linked to ophthalmology programmes

Where a programme covers two therapy areas, we assign a lead for each area.

Other therapy areas

Oncology & haematologyRECIST and iRECIST response reporting, survival analysis and oncology journal submissions.
CardiovascularCONSORT 2025 trial reporting and long-term cardiovascular outcome trials.
Endocrinology & diabetesMetabolic cohorts, glycaemic endpoints and cardiovascular outcome trials.
NeurologyImaging endpoints, disability rating scales and longitudinal cohort analysis.
Psychiatry & mental healthRating-scale validation, trial blinding and outcome reporting.
All sixteen areasFull list of therapy areas
IndustriesTwelve sectors and the regulation each answers to

Discuss your ophthalmology project requirements

Tell us your indication and deadline. The scoping assessment is free and takes two business days. You receive a written summary of what the project needs and who would lead it.

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Regulations

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