Open AccessTraditional, unfairly forgotten, rarely used and promising drug delivery methods in ophthalmology: a clinical interpretation (part 1)
Author(s) -
А. В. Куроедов,
В. В. Бржеский,
Е. А. Криницына
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rossijskij oftalʹmologičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-5760
pISSN - 2072-0076
DOI - 10.21516/2072-0076-2019-12-2-83-95
Subject(s) - drug delivery , drug , medicine , medical physics , optometry , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , nanotechnology , materials science
Ocular targeted drug delivery is one of the most challenging tasks for pharmaceutical researchers and practical ophthalmologists. The possibilities of drug delivery to the eye are naturally determined by the anatomical structure of the eye and its physiological properties, which restrict the period when therapeutically required drug concentration could be maintained. Combined drug delivery schemes may, potentially, improve the patient’s acceptance of treatment, reduce side effects, increase efficacy, and eventually preserve vision.