Opthea to Participate in the 23ʳᵈ Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference 

MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ: OPT “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that management will present at the 23^rd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference and participate in one-on-one investor meetings on April 11, 2024.*23*^*rd** Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference Presentation Details:*

Date: Thursday, April 11^th
Time: 3:45 p.m. ET
Presenter: Frederic Guerard, Pharm D, CEO
Webcast Link Here  

A webcast of the Needham presentation can be accessed under “Events & Presentations” in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.opthea.com.

*About Opthea*

Opthea (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT) is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to address the unmet need in the treatment of highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME).

Opthea’s lead product candidate, sozinibercept, is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials (COAST, NCT04757636, and ShORe, NCT04757610,) for use in combination with standard-of-care anti-VEGF-A monotherapies to improve overall efficacy and deliver superior vision gains compared to the standard-of-care anti-VEGF-A agents. To learn more, visit our website and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

Authorized for release to ASX by Fred Guerard, CEO

*Investor Enquiries*

PJ Kelleher
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
Email: pkelleher@lifesciadvisors.com
Phone: 617-430-7579

*Media:*

Silvana Guerci-Lena
NorthStream Global Partners
silvana@nsgpllc.com

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