Drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye: biopharmaceutic and pharmacokinetic considerations

R Varela-Fernández, V Díaz-Tomé… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The treatment of the posterior-segment ocular diseases, such as age-related eye diseases
(AMD) or diabetic retinopathy (DR), present a challenge for ophthalmologists due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacokinetic aspects of retinal drug delivery

EM Del Amo, AK Rimpelä, E Heikkinen, OK Kari… - Progress in retinal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Drug delivery to the posterior eye segment is an important challenge in ophthalmology,
because many diseases affect the retina and choroid leading to impaired vision or …

[HTML][HTML] A review on recent drug delivery systems for posterior segment of eye

K Nayak, M Misra - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Eye is the unique sense organ with complex and sophisticated anatomy and physiology.
Being most instrumental for vision, it is secured by varied protective barriers; ranging from …

[HTML][HTML] Intravitreal hydrogels for sustained release of therapeutic proteins

BC Ilochonwu, A Urtti, WE Hennink… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review highlights how hydrogel formulations can improve intravitreal protein delivery to
the posterior segment of the eye in order to increase therapeutic outcome and patient …

[HTML][HTML] Rabbit as an animal model for intravitreal pharmacokinetics: Clinical predictability and quality of the published data

EM Del Amo, A Urtti - Experimental eye research, 2015 - Elsevier
Intravitreal administration is the method of choice in drug delivery to the retina and/or
choroid. Rabbit is the most commonly used animal species in intravitreal pharmacokinetics …

In vitro and in vivo rescue of aberrant splicing in CEP290-associated LCA by antisense oligonucleotide delivery

A Garanto, DC Chung, L Duijkers… - Human molecular …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a severe disorder resulting in visual impairment
usually starting in the first year of life. The most frequent genetic cause of LCA is an intronic …

Gene therapy in retinal dystrophies

L Ziccardi, V Cordeddu, L Gaddini, A Matteucci… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous
degenerative disorders. To date, mutations have been associated with IRDs in over 270 …

Nanotechnology-abetted astaxanthin formulations in multimodel therapeutic and biomedical applications

Z Jafari, A Bigham, S Sadeghi… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Astaxanthin (AXT) is one of the most important fat-soluble carotenoids that have abundant
and diverse therapeutic applications namely in liver disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer …

Principles of pharmacology in the eye

S Awwad, AHA Mohamed Ahmed… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The eye is a highly specialized organ that is subject to a huge range of pathology. Both local
and systemic disease may affect different anatomical regions of the eye. The least invasive …

Topical drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye

M Loescher, C Seiz, J Hurst, S Schnichels - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Topical drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye is a very complex challenge.
However, topical delivery is highly desired, to achieve an easy-to-use treatment option for …