Business description of SIGHT-SCIENCES-INC from last 10-k form

Forward-Looking Statements

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the “Company,” “Sight Sciences,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Sight Sciences, Inc.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including statements regarding our future results of operations or financial condition, business strategy and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the following:

estimates of our total addressable market, future revenue, expenses, capital requirements, and our needs for additional financing;
our ability to enter into and compete in new markets;
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our customers’ and suppliers’ businesses and the general economy;
our ability to compete effectively with existing competitors and new market entrants;
our ability to scale our infrastructure;
our ability to manage and grow our business by expanding our sales to existing customers or introducing our products to new customers;
our ability to establish and maintain intellectual property protection for our products or avoid claims of infringement;
potential effects of extensive government regulation;
our ability to obtain and maintain sufficient reimbursement for our products;
our abilities to protect and scale our intellectual property portfolio;
our ability to hire and retain key personnel;
our ability to obtain financing in future offerings;
the volatility of the trading price of our common stock;
our expectation regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”); and
our ability to maintain proper and effective internal controls.

Actual events or results may differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements. As such, you should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, operating results, prospects, strategy, and financial needs. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are based on information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. While we believe that such information provides a reasonable basis for these statements, such information may be limited or incomplete. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements.

You should read this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents that we reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and have filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K with the understanding that our actual future results, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or to reflect new information, actual results, revised expectations, or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

Summary of Risk Factors

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. You should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties when investing in our common stock. The principal risks and uncertainties affecting our business include the following:

We have incurred significant losses since inception and expect to incur significant additional losses for the foreseeable future which may make it difficult to evaluate the success of our business to date and to assess the prospects for our future viability;
Our business is highly dependent on the success of two current commercial products, and in particular OMNI. The development of TearCare for expanded indications depends upon positive clinical data, and the safety and efficacy of our products are not yet supported by long-term clinical data, which could delay or prevent clearance by regulatory authorities or limit sales if cleared, certified or approved;
We may need additional funding in order to finance our planned operations. The inability to raise funds on acceptable terms, if at all, when needed, may force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs and commercialization efforts;
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, and likely will continue to impact, our operations and financial results and may materially and adversely affect our business and financial results in the future;
We are subject to extensive and costly government regulation on federal, state and foreign levels and we may not receive, or may be delayed in receiving, the necessary regulatory clearances, certifications or approvals for our future products or modifications to our current products;
We may incur significant liability if it is determined that we are not complying with federal, state or foreign regulatory requirements, such as if it is determined that we are promoting off-label uses of our products;
Changes in private and public health insurance coverage and reimbursement rates may affect the adoption of our products and our future revenue;
Developments by competitors may render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive and the development of new products, technologies, procedures, medications or other therapies could replace or reduce the importance of our products;
We rely on third parties for the manufacture and supply of OMNI and TearCare;
We depend on a limited number of single source suppliers for some of the components, accessories, and materials used in the manufacture and assembly of OMNI and TearCare and any shortfall in the supply chain may cause our business to materially suffer;
If we are unable to obtain, protect, maintain, enforce and adequately protect our intellectual property rights with respect to our technology and current and future products, or if the scope of the patent protection obtained is not sufficiently broad, our competitors could develop and commercialize technology and products similar or identical to ours, and our ability to successfully develop and commercialize our technology and current and future products may be adversely affected;
Litigation related to infringement and other intellectual property claims, with or without merit, is unpredictable, may be expensive and time-consuming and may divert management's attention from our core business. Our intellectual property has not been tested in litigation. Litigation that we initiate to protect our rights could result in invalidation of our patents, which may undermine our competitive position in our current or anticipated markets; and
If we lose key management or scientific personnel, cannot recruit qualified employees, directors, officers or other significant personnel or experience increases in our compensation costs, our business may materially suffer.

Item 1. Business

Overview

Our mission is to transform ophthalmology and optometry through the development and commercialization of proprietary devices that target the underlying causes of the world’s most prevalent eye diseases. We are passionate about improving patients’ lives. Our business philosophy is grounded in the following principles: comprehensively understanding disease physiology; developing products that are intended to restore natural physiological functionality to diseased eyes; developing and marketing products that achieve superior effectiveness versus current treatment paradigms while minimizing complications or side effects; providing intuitive, patient friendly solutions to ophthalmologists and optometrists (together, eyecare professionals or ECPs); and delivering compelling economic value to all stakeholders, including patients, providers and third- party payors such as Medicare and commercial insurers. Our objective is to develop and market products for use in new treatment paradigms and to create an interventional mindset in eyecare whereby our products may be used in procedures which supplant conventional outdated approaches. We believe current eyecare treatment models rely heavily on prescription medications, symptom relief, or either flawed or highly invasive, later-stage procedural interventions, and often fail to adequately address the true underlying cause of disease.