Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 9, 2017 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
March 9, 2017
