UNITED STATES
      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
      Washington, D.C. 20549
       
        
      FORM 8-K
       
        
      CURRENT REPORT
      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
       
        
      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2025
      
      
      Opus Genetics, Inc.
      
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
       
        
      
  
    | Delaware
 | 001-34079
 | 11-3516358
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    | (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | 
       
        
      
  
    | 8 Davis Drive
 Durham, NC |  | 27713
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    | (Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code) | 
       
        
      (248) 957-9024
      (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
       
        
      N/A
      (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
       
        
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      Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
       
        
      
  
    | Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | 
  
    | Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
 | IRD
 | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 
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      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this
        chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
      
      
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      VEGA-3 Phase 3 Trial Topline Results
       
      On June 26, 2025, Opus Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced topline
        results from VEGA-3, its second pivotal Phase 3 trial evaluating Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution 0.75% for the treatment of presbyopia. A copy of the press release is filed
          herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein. As announced in the press release, the Company is hosting a webcast and conference call this morning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss recent clinical results and provide a corporate
        update. The live and archived webcast may be accessed on the Company’s website under the Investors section.
       
      Cash Runway
       
      As previously disclosed by the Company on June 23, 2025, the Company expects that its cash on hand will be sufficient to fund operations into the second half of fiscal
        year 2026.
       
      Forward Looking Statements
       
      This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are
        subject to certain risks and uncertainties posed by many factors and events that could cause the Company’s actual business, prospects and results of operations to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Factors
        that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, Quarterly Report
        on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and in the Company’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of
        the date of this report. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results and the timing of events could differ
        materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,”
        “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “aim,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these
        words. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that might subsequently arise.
       
      
  
    | Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | 
       
      
       
      
  
    | Exhibit No. | Description | 
  
    |  | Press Release, dated June 26, 2025. | 
  
    | 104.1 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document). | 
      
      
      
      SIGNATURE
       
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
        duly authorized.
       
        
      
  
    |  | OPUS GENETICS, INC. | 
  
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    | Date: June 26, 2025 | By: |  | 
  
    |  | Name: | Dr. George Magrath | 
  
    |  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |