Clearside Biomedical, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye. The Company's product candidates focus on diseases affecting three components of the eye: the retina, which is the tissue that lines the inside of the eye and is primarily responsible for vision; the choroid, which is the layer adjacent to the retina that supplies the retina with blood, oxygen and nourishment, and the sclera, which is the outer protective layer of the eye. The Company’s lead product candidate, XIPERE, is a proprietary, preservative-free suspension of the corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide formulated for administration via suprachoroidal injection.