Abstract
Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease and the second most leading cause of irreversible impaired vision in the world, which is primarily linked with high intraocular pressure (IOP). The treatment of glaucoma is currently challenging because of the innate mechanics of ocular barriers that limit the penetration of ophthalmic drugs. To tackle this, various carriers (inorganic-, polymeric-, hydrogel-, or contact lens–based) with specialized physical and chemical properties have been intensively studied. These carrier-drug formulations have shown significant improvement in various aspects, such as ocular barriers penetration, bioavailability, sustained release of drug, tissue targeting, and lowering the IOP. The delivery systems can be administered through various routes (intravitreal or periocular injection or systemic route), enabling the drugs to reach the damaged sites and help to recover the damaged optical nerves, thus considered an effective treatment strategy for glaucoma. In this review, we thoroughly investigate the recent advances in ocular delivery formulations focusing on glaucoma, including nanocarrier types, delivery route, and the efficacy in vitro and in vivo, clinical availability, and future outlook.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 100178 |
| Journal | Materials Today Nano |
| Volume | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to thank the National Research Foundation of Korea for providing financial support for program for UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre; 2018K1A4A3A0106425), and other NRF (2021R1I1A1A01050661, 2020R11A1A01071828, 2021R1A5A2022318) fundings. The Lady Barrios Silva (LSB) acknowledges support by the London Interdisciplinary Bioscience PhD Consortium (LIDo) and the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC) [Grant number BB/M009513/1]. The Zalike Keskin-Erdogan acknowledges the Turkish Ministry of National Education with the awarded scholarship of Selection and Placement of Students to be sent abrod for post graduate studies (YLSY).
Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the National Research Foundation of Korea for providing financial support for program for UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre ; 2018K1A4A3A0106425 ), and other NRF ( 2021R1I1A1A01050661 , 2020R11A1A01071828 , 2021R1A5A2022318 ) fundings. The Lady Barrios Silva (LSB) acknowledges support by the London Interdisciplinary Bioscience PhD Consortium (LIDo) and the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC) [Grant number BB/M009513/1]. The Zalike Keskin-Erdogan acknowledges the Turkish Ministry of National Education with the awarded scholarship of Selection and Placement of Students to be sent abrod for post graduate studies (YLSY).
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Keywords
- Contact lens
- Glaucoma
- Hydrogel
- Nanocarriers
- Ocular drug delivery