Nanocarriers for ocular drug delivery: Current status and translational opportunity

S Gorantla, VK Rapalli, T Waghule, PP Singh… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ocular diseases have a significant effect on vision and quality of life. Drug delivery to ocular
tissues is a challenge to formulation scientists. The major barriers to delivering drugs to the …

Systemic side effects of eye drops: a pharmacokinetic perspective

A Farkouh, P Frigo, M Czejka - Clinical ophthalmology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
When administering eye drops, even when completely correctly applied, several routes of
absorption are possible and excess amounts can sometimes cause an unwanted systemic …

[HTML][HTML] Lifitegrast, a novel integrin antagonist for treatment of dry eye disease

VL Perez, SC Pflugfelder, S Zhang, A Shojaei… - The ocular …, 2016 - Elsevier
The etiology of dry eye disease (DED) is complex and not yet fully understood, but the
disease is now recognized as being associated with ocular surface inflammation. The latest …

Prodrugs and nanomicelles to overcome ocular barriers for drug penetration

V Gote, M Ansong, D Pal - Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Ocular barriers hinder drug delivery and reduce drug bioavailability. This article
focuses on enhancing drug absorption across the corneal and conjunctival epithelium. Both …

Protein and polypeptide mediated delivery to the eye

SA Attia, JA MacKay - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid or recombinant protein-polymers, peptide-based biomaterials, and antibody-targeted
therapeutics are widely explored for various ocular conditions and vision correction. They …

The role of nitric oxide in the intraocular pressure lowering efficacy of latanoprostene bunod: review of nonclinical studies

ME Cavet, HH DeCory - Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Latanoprostene bunod (LBN) is a topical ophthalmic therapeutic for the reduction of
intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension …

Chitosan-gelatin hydrogel crosslinked with oxidized sucrose for the ocular delivery of timolol maleate

GS El-Feky, GM Zayed, YAMM Elshaier… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ocular hypertension due to increased intraocular pressure is a major risk factor for the
development of glaucoma. Rapid clearance and low ocular bioavailability are drawbacks of …

Topical formulation of self-assembled antiviral prodrug nanomicelles for targeted retinal delivery

A Mandal, K Cholkar, V Khurana, A Shah… - Molecular …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Topical drug administration for back of the eye delivery is extremely challenging due to the
presence of protection mechanisms and physiological barriers. Self-assembled polymeric …

Recent advances in topical nano drug-delivery systems for the anterior ocular segment

P Lakhani, A Patil, S Majumdar - Therapeutic delivery, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past decade, there has been a rise in the number of clinical cases of moderate to
severe anterior segment ocular diseases. Conventional topical ophthalmic formulations …

Multifunctional properties of organic-inorganic hybrid nanocomposites based on chitosan derivatives and layered double hydroxides for ocular drug delivery

T Xu, J Zhang, H Chi, F Cao - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
To improve the ocular bioavailability of the model drug of pirenoxine sodium (PRN), organic-
inorganic hybrid nanocomposites including layered double hydroxides (LDH) and chitosan …