SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ROSS MICHAEL JAY (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE BOSTON PLACE 201 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 3900 (Street) BOSTON MA 02108 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/24/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ophthotech Corp. [ OPHT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned.

	Thomas B. Rosedale (pursuant to power of attorney)	09/24/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


	This statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and
 designated each of Suzanne Hamel and Thomas B. Rosedale his attorneys-in-fact
 to (i) prepare, execute and file on behalf of the undersigned Form ID or any
 other necessary documents or forms in order to obtain access codes (including,
 without limitation, CIK and CCC codes) for the undersigned to permit filing on
 EDGAR, and (ii) prepare, execute and file on behalf of the undersigned all
 Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may
 be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a
 result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of a
public reporting company or by virtue of the undersigned holding board of
director or executive officer positions with a public reporting company.  The
 authority of such attorneys under this Power of Attorney shall continue until
 the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the U.S.
 Securities and Exchange Commission, unless earlier revoked in writing.  The
undersigned acknowledges that such attorneys are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with the requirements of Section 16 of
 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any of the undersigned's
liabilities for failure to comply with such requirements.



Date: September 24, 2013	 		__/s/ Michael Jay Ross__________
						Name: Michael Jay Ross