More is demanded from ophthalmic treatments using contact lenses, which are currently
used by over 125 million people around the world. Improving the material of contact lenses …

The popularity of hydrogels as biomaterials lies in their tunable physical properties, ability to
encapsulate small molecules and macromolecular drugs, water holding capacity, flexibility …

Cyclodextrin (CD), a class of cyclic oligosaccharides with an external hydrophilic surface
and a central hydrophobic cavity is recognized as a promising pharmaceutical excipient due …

Poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)(pHEMA) as a biomaterial with excellent biocompatibility
and cytocompatibility elicits a minimal immunological response from host tissue making it …

Hydrogels have been shown to be very useful in the field of drug delivery due to their high
biocompatibility and ability to sustain delivery. Therefore, the tuning of their properties …

This review describes the role of contact lenses as an innovative drug delivery system in
treating eye diseases. Current ophthalmic drug delivery systems are inadequate, particularly …

Contact lenses for ophthalmic drug delivery have become very popular, due to their unique
advantages like extended wear and more than 50% bioavailability. To achieve controlled …

With the prevalence of electronic devices and an aging population, the number of people
affected with eye disease is increasing year by year. In spite of a large number of eye drops …

The increasing prevalence of dry eye syndrome in aging and digital societies compromises
long‐term contact lens (CL) wear and forces users to regular eye drop instillation to alleviate …

Written at a level comprehensible to non-experts, this handbook covers the current state of
encapsulation and controlled released technologies, presenting the fundamental processes …