Texas Ozurdex Lawyer

Patients have suffered eye injuries or needed surgery when an Ozurdex implant migrated, moved out of position, or damaged the cornea.

Need a Texas Ozurdex Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged. If you were injured or needed surgery for problems with Ozurdex, you should contact our lawyers immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit.

What is Ozurdex?

Ozurdex® is a tiny implant that is injected inside the eye, where it releases an anti-inflammatory medication for the treatment of swelling and inflammation due to diseases like macular edema and uveitis.

What is the Problem?

The problem is that Ozurdex has been linked to case reports of the implant migrating out of position. In these reports, Ozurdex moved into a part of the eye called the “anterior chamber,” which is located behind the cornea. Some patients also developed severe corneal damage, or needed another surgery.

Ozurdex Migration & Corneal Damage

Ozurdex migration and corneal damage are severe complications. Patients who develop these eye injuries may need another surgery to remove Ozurdex, or try to move it back into the proper position. If the patient has suffered severe corneal damage, doctors may need to remove Ozurdex and also do a corneal transplant to restore vision.

Ozurdex Side Effects & Safety Risks

Some of the most serious eye injuries linked to Ozurdex include:

Migration
Ozurdex implant moves out of position
Vision loss
Blindness
Needing another surgery
Surgery to remove or reposition Ozurdex implant
Cornea transplant surgery
Cornea damage (also known as: corneal degradation, corneal degeneration, corneal decompensation)
Corneal edema
Cornea epithelial cell damage
Corneal lesions
And more

Case Reports of Ozurdex Migration & Corneal Damage

Doctors have published multiple case reports of patients who were injured or needed surgery when an Ozurdex implant migrated out of position. Some reports describe techniques for doctors to remove Ozurdex or reposition it. Other case reports describe corneal damage.

For example, this study from February 2025 warned that Ozurdex “use is associated with significant risks, particularly unexpected and severe complications such as corneal decompensation.” (Zhao 2025)

The authors also noted that the label on Ozurdex does not include some injuries: “Corneal decompensation, Choroidal hematoma, and Posterior capsule rupture, which were not listed on the drug label.”

Here are some examples of case reports linking Ozurdex and migration:

Depla, 2022 – Active Removal of anterior-segment-migrated dexamethasaone implant (Ozurdex) — GMS Opthalmology Cases 2022, Vol. 12, 2193-1496.
Kayikcioglu 2020 – Anterior Chamber Migration of Ozurdex Implants. — Turk J Opthamolmol. 2020; 50:115-122.
Majumder 2018 – Anterior chamber migration of a sustained-release dexamethasone intravitreal implant: A case report and review of the literature. — Oman J. Opthamol. 2019; 12:133-7.
Pacella 2016 – Management of anterior chamber dislocation of a dexamaethasone intravitreal implant: a case report. — J. Medical Case Reports 2016; 10:282.

How Does Ozurdex Work?

Ozurdex® is a tiny rod-shaped implant that is injected directly into the eye, where it slowly releases 700 μg of an anti-inflammatory medication called dexamethasone, and then dissolves naturally.

Ozurdex is also called a “dexamethasone intravitreal implant.” It is a medical device that is manufactured by the company Allergan. Ozurdex was FDA approved in 2009 to treat swelling due to macular edema.

In recent years, the FDA has expanded approval of Ozurdex to include Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) and an inflammatory eye disease called uveitis. All of these eye diseases can cause severe vision loss if they are left untreated.

Ozurdex Lawsuits

Our law firm is investigating cases for people who were injured by Ozurdex implants that moved out of position, migrated, damaged the cornea, caused other severe eye injuries, or you needed surgery.

If you were injured by Ozurdex, we can evaluate your case and let you know if you might qualify to file a lawsuit.

How Can Filing a Lawsuit Help?

Lawsuits for defective medical devices are typically filed against the manufacturer. These lawsuits will seek justice and financial compensation for the patient’s injuries, medical bills, long-term health problems (such as vision loss), lost income, and other damages.

Need an Ozurdex Lawyer in Texas?

Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged.

Collen’s amazing success in the courtroom and well known dedication to his clients has earned him the recognition of his peers as one of The Top Trial Lawyers in Texas.”

The Clark Firm has assembled a team of trial lawyers with more than 100 years of experience, participation in over 600 jury trials, and $260 million in verdicts and/or settlements. Please use the form below to contact our law firm for a free case review.