Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SBLENDORIO GLENN
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ophthotech Corp. [OPHT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O OPHTHOTECH CORPORATION, ONE PENN PLAZA, 35TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10119		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.45 12/12/2018   A   183,500     (1) 12/11/2028 Common Stock 183,500 $ 0 183,500 D  
Restricted Stock Units (2) 12/12/2018   A   91,800     (3) 12/11/2028 Common Stock 91,800 $ 0 91,800 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SBLENDORIO GLENN
C/O OPHTHOTECH CORPORATION
ONE PENN PLAZA, 35TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10119		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Todd Anderman, as Attorney-in-Fact for Glenn P. Sblendorio   12/14/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Subject to continued employment with the Registrant and the other terms and conditions under the Registrant's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, each of these stock option awards will vest as follows: (1) no shares underlying the option shall vest unless, for a period of twenty consecutive trading days, the average closing sale price of the Registrant's common stock is equal to or exceeds 125% of the exercise price per share of such option (the "Performance Condition"), (2) subject to satisfaction of the Performance Condition, the option shall vest with respect to 25% of the shares subject to the option on the first anniversary of the grant date and with respect to the remaining shares in approximately equal monthly installments through the fourth anniversary of the grant date, and (3) such stock option shall be subject to "double-trigger" acceleration of vesting upon termination of employment following a change in control of the Registrant.
(2) Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting of the unit.
(3) Subject to continued employment with the Registrant and the other terms and conditions under the Registrant's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, the award of restricted stock units will vest with respect to 25% of the shares subject to the award on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
 
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Exhibit Index: 24.1 Power of Attorney

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