Posterior Segment Ophthalmic Drug Delivery: Role of Muco-Adhesion with a Special Focus on Chitosan

Posterior Segment Ophthalmic Drug Delivery: Role of Muco-Adhesion with a Special Focus on Chitosan

Posterior segment eye diseases (PSEDs) including age macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are amongst the major causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Due to the numerous barriers encountered, highly invasive intravitreal (IVT) injections represent the primary route to deliv...

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Main Authors: Ayah Mohammad Burhan, Butsabarat Klahan, Wayne Cummins, Vanessa Andrés-Guerrero, Mark E. Byrne, Niall J. O’Reilly, Anuj Chauhan, Laurence Fitzhenry, Helen Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
mucoadhesion
chitosan
chitosan coating for posterior eye segment drug delivery
posterior eye segment drug delivery
age macular degeneration
diabetic retinopathy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/10/1685

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