Eyes are directly exposed to the outer environment and susceptible to infections, leading to
various ocular disorders. Local medication is preferred to treat eye diseases due to its …

Ocular drug delivery is a very challenging task faced by pharmaceutical scientists, inspire of
the fact that eye is the most sensitive and accessible organ for the delivery of drugs. A major …

Polysaccharides, such as cellulose, hyaluronic acid, alginic acid, and chitosan, as well as
polysaccharide derivatives, have been successfully used to augment drug delivery in the …

The main inconvenience of conventional eye drops is the rapid washout of the drugs due to
nasolacrimal drainage or ophthalmic barriers. The ocular drug bioavailability can be …

Ocular drug delivery is a significantly challenging task due to the presence of various
anatomical and physiological barriers in the eye. Naturally available polysaccharides, when …

Most of the people in the world are affected by glaucoma, which leads to irreversible
blindness. Several patient friendly treatments are available, nevertheless medications lack …

As a naturally-occurring polysaccharide which could be found in various ophthalmic tissues,
hyaluronic acid (HA) has a wide range of applications in the eye, including treatment of dry …

Chitosan (CS) is a hemi-synthetic cationic linear polysaccharide produced by the
deacetylation of chitin. CS is non-toxic, highly biocompatible, and biodegradable, and it has …

The present era demands the development of drug delivery systems that can target
therapeutic agents to the site of action with minimal concentration, thereby avoiding …

Over the last years, the scientific interest about topical ocular delivery targeting the posterior
segment of the eye has been increasing. This is probably due to the fact that this is a non …