Int J Pharm 2020 Jan 30
Controlled In Vitro Delivery of Voriconazole and Diclofenac to the Cornea using Contact Lenses for the Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
Morgan SR, Pilia N, Hewitt M, Moses RL, Moseley R, Lewis PN, Morrison PWJ, Kelly SL, Parker JE, Whitaker D, Quantock AJ, Heard CM
Acanthamoeba keratitis is caused by a protozoal infection of the cornea, with 80% of cases involving the improper use of contact lenses. The infection ...
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Source: PubMed
J Pharm Sci 2020 Jan 30
Novel polyvinyl pyrrolidone loaded olopatadine HCl laden doughnut contact lens to treat allergic conjunctivitis.
Xue Y, Zhang W, Lei Y, Dang M
Olopatadine HCl is an anti-allergic drug used for the management of allergic conjunctivitis. Currently, it is delivered via eye drop solution, which i ...
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Source: PubMed
Langmuir 2020 Feb 06
A Study of the Evaporation of Hexane Lenses on an Ionic Liquid Surface: Effect of Wetting Mode.
Liu L, Xu C, Zhu M, Jiang J, Mi M
The evaporation of hexane lenses on an ionic liquid (IL) (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate) surface is studied. The difference between ...
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Source: PubMed
Biomater Sci 2020 Jan 29
Cytosine-functionalized bioinspired hydrogels for ocular delivery of antioxidant transferulic acid.
Varela-Garcia A, Concheiro A, Alvarez-Lorenzo C
Contact lenses (CLs) are being pointed out as feasible platforms for controlled delivery of ophthalmic drugs. Bioinspired strategies may endow CLs wit ...
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Source: PubMed
Sci Rep
A computational analysis of retinal image quality in eyes with keratoconus.
Nilagiri VK, Metlapally S, Schor CM, Bharadwaj SR
Higher-order aberrations (HOA's) are exaggerated in eyes with keratoconus but little is known about their impact on the retinal image quality (IQ) of ...
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