Ocular delivery of macromolecules

YC Kim, B Chiang, X Wu, MR Prausnitz - Journal of Controlled Release, 2014 - Elsevier
Biopharmaceuticals are making increasing impact on medicine, including treatment of
indications in the eye. Macromolecular drugs are typically given by physician-administered …

Angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors in proliferative diabetic retinopathy

R Simo, E Carrasco, M Garcia-Ramirez… - Current diabetes …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Diabetic retinopathy continues to be the leading cause of legal blindness among working-
age individuals. The earliest histological features of diabetic retinopathy include neuroretinal …

Corticosteroids inhibit VEGF-induced vascular leakage in a rabbit model of blood–retinal and blood–aqueous barrier breakdown

JL Edelman, D Lutz, MR Castro - Experimental eye research, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Recent clinical studies show that a single intravitreal injection of the
corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide (TAA) may reduce edematous retinal swelling and …

Treatments for corneal neovascularization: a review

D Gupta, C Illingworth - Cornea, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Corneal neovascularization (CNV) may be a physiological response to various stimuli, but a
chronic and persistent upregulation of neoangiogenesis can result in pathological CNV …

[HTML][HTML] Emmetropization and schematic eye models in developing pigmented guinea pigs

MHC Howlett, SA McFadden - Vision research, 2007 - Elsevier
A model of the axial change in ocular parameters of the guinea pig eye from 2 to 825 days of
age was developed and a corresponding paraxial schematic eye model applicable from 2 to …

Rationale for combination therapies for choroidal neovascularization

RF Spaide - American journal of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To provide a conceptual framework for the development and use of combination
therapies for choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration …

[HTML][HTML] Topical application of TAK1 inhibitor encapsulated by gelatin particle alleviates corneal neovascularization

JH Wang, CL Tseng, FL Lin, J Chen, EH Hsieh… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Rationale: Corneal neovascularization (CoNV) is a severe complication of various
types of corneal diseases, that leads to permanent visual impairment. Current treatments for …

Regulation of corneal angiogenesis in limbal stem cell deficiency

DHK Ma, JK Chen, F Zhang, KY Lin, JY Yao… - Progress in retinal and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Corneal angiogenesis is associated with a variety of corneal diseases, and is sometimes
vision threatening. In recent years, with the discovery of major pro-and anti-angiogenic …

Pathophysiology of cyclooxygenase inhibition in animal models

ZA Radi - Toxicologic pathology, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Cyclooxygenase (COX) catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins
(PGs), which play a significant role in health and disease in the gastrointestinal tract (GI) and …

Pharmacological potential of small molecules for treating corneal neovascularization

Z Barry, B Park, TW Corson - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Under healthy conditions, the cornea is an avascular structure which allows for transparency
and optimal visual acuity. Its avascular nature is maintained by a balance of proangiogenic …