Ocular drug delivery barriers—role of nanocarriers in the treatment of anterior segment ocular diseases

RD Bachu, P Chowdhury, ZHF Al-Saedi, PK Karla… - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ocular drug delivery is challenging due to the presence of anatomical and physiological
barriers. These barriers can affect drug entry into the eye following multiple routes of …

Nanotherapies for the treatment of ocular diseases

S Reimondez-Troitiño, N Csaba, MJ Alonso… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The topical route is the most frequent and preferred way to deliver drugs to the eye.
Unfortunately, the very low ocular drug bioavailability (less than 5%) associated with this …

Controlled ocular drug delivery with nanomicelles

RD Vaishya, V Khurana, S Patel… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Many vision threatening ocular diseases such as age‐related macular degeneration (AMD),
diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy may result in blindness …

Advances in biodegradable nano-sized polymer-based ocular drug delivery

C Lynch, PPD Kondiah, YE Choonara, LC du Toit… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The effective delivery of drugs to the eye remains a challenge. The eye has a myriad of
defense systems and physiological barriers that leaves ocular drug delivery systems with …

Trends in formulation approaches for sustained drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye

A Biswas, AD Choudhury, AC Bisen, S Agrawal… - AAPS …, 2023 - Springer
The eye, an intricate organ comprising physical and physiological barriers, poses a
significant challenge for ophthalmic physicians seeking to treat serious ocular diseases …

Advanced nanodelivery platforms for topical ophthalmic drug delivery

S Gholizadeh, Z Wang, X Chen, R Dana, N Annabi - Drug discovery today, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Eye drops are applied at high frequency due to unique physio-anatomy of
corneal tissue.•Different types of nanodelivery platforms (medical devices) have been …

Novel nanosystems for the treatment of ocular inflammation: Current paradigms and future research directions

L Lalu, V Tambe, D Pradhan, K Nayak, S Bagchi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ocular discomforts involve anterior/posterior-segment diseases, symptomatic distress and
associated inflammations and severe retinal disorders. Conventionally, the formulations …

Soluplus micelles for acyclovir ocular delivery: Formulation and cornea and sclera permeability

A Varela-Garcia, A Concheiro… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nearly 20% of people affected by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) suffer from vision
problems. The virus can infect all layers of the cornea or cause inflammatory diseases of the …

New nanomicelle curcumin formulation for ocular delivery: improved stability, solubility, and ocular anti-inflammatory treatment

M Li, M Xin, C Guo, G Lin, X Wu - Drug development and industrial …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Context: A stable topical ophthalmic curcumin formulation with high solubility, stability, and
efficacy is needed for pharmaceutical use in clinics. Objectives: The objective of this article …

Nanomicellar topical aqueous drop formulation of rapamycin for back-of-the-eye delivery

K Cholkar, S Gunda, R Earla, D Pal, AK Mitra - AAPS PharmSciTech, 2015 - Springer
The objective of this study was to develop a clear, aqueous rapamycin-loaded mixed
nanomicellar formulations (MNFs) for the back-of-the-eye delivery. MNF of rapamycin (0.2%) …