Soft contact lenses as drug delivery systems: a review

I Rykowska, I Nowak, R Nowak - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

A review on therapeutic contact lenses for ocular drug delivery

FA Maulvi, TG Soni, DO Shah - Drug delivery, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

A comprehensive review on contact lens for ophthalmic drug delivery

J Xu, Y Xue, G Hu, T Lin, J Gou, T Yin, H He… - Journal of controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Citric acid: A multifunctional pharmaceutical excipient

M Lambros, T Tran, Q Fei, M Nicolaou - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Citric acid, a tricarboxylic acid, has found wide application in the chemical and
pharmaceutical industry due to its biocompatibility, versatility, and green, environmentally …

Supramolecular cyclodextrin-based drug nanocarriers

SMN Simões, A Rey-Rico, A Concheiro… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular systems formed by the binding of several cyclodextrins (CDs) to polymers or
lipids, either via non-covalent or covalent links, open a wide range of possibilities for the …

[HTML][HTML] Testing drug release from medicated contact lenses: The missing link to predict in vivo performance

AF Pereira-da-Mota, CM Phan, A Concheiro… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contact lenses (CLs) offer a wide variety of advantages as ocular drug-releasing platforms,
but the feasibility of medicated CL development is constrained by numerous scientific …

Therapeutic applications of contact lens-based drug delivery systems in ophthalmic diseases

L Zhao, J Song, Y Du, C Ren, B Guo, H Bi - Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Traditional ophthalmic drugs, such as eye drops, gels and ointments, are accompanied by
many problems, including low bioavailability and potential drug side effects. Innovative …

Sustained drug release by contact lenses for glaucoma treatment—A review

IM Carvalho, CS Marques, RS Oliveira… - Journal of controlled …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the context of ocular pharmacology, there is a growing need for innovative delivery
platforms for a convenient and sustained drug release into the eye, especially for chronic …

Advances in chemistry and composition of soft materials for drug releasing contact lenses

S Chatterjee, P Upadhyay, M Mishra, M Srividya… - Rsc Advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ocular drug delivery has always been a challenging feat to achieve in the field of medical
sciences. One of the existing methods of non-invasive ocular drug delivery is the use of eye …

Next-generation contact lenses: Towards bioresponsive drug delivery and smart technologies in ocular therapeutics

P Chaudhari, VM Ghate, SA Lewis - European Journal of Pharmaceutics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In contrast to the conventional ocular formulations, contact lenses are well known for their
diverse applications ranging from bio-sensing, prevention of myopia, cosmetics, and drug …