Ophthalmic Drug Delivery, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2025 | Viewed by 6628
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Interests: ocular drug delivery
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Interests: ocular drug delivery; ocular pharmacokinetic; drug development; pharmacogenetics; clinical and translational research
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Dear Colleagues,
Research in ophthalmic drug delivery has developed significant advances in the last years, and efforts have been made to develop more effective topical formulations to increase drug bioavailability, efficiency, and safety. Drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye remains a great challenge in the pharmaceutical industry due to the complexity and particularity of the anatomy and physiology of the eye. Some advances have been made with the purpose of maintaining constant drug levels in the site of action. The anatomical ocular barriers have a great impact on drug pharmacokinetics and, subsequently, on the pharmacological effect.
Despite the increasing interest in efficiently reaching the posterior segment of the eye with reduced adverse effects, there is still a need to expand the knowledge of ocular pharmacokinetics that allow the development of safer and more innovative drug delivery systems. These novel approaches may greatly help to improve the lives of patients with ocular pathologies.
In this Special Issue, our goal is to highlight papers describing the advances in ophthalmic drug delivery systems for topical and specialized ocular administration.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Javier Otero-Espinar
Dr. Anxo Fernández Ferreiro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ocular pharmacokinetics
- ocular drug delivery systems
- ocular routs of drug administration
- intravitreal administration
- topical administration
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