Contact lenses for drug delivery.
The majority of ocular medications are delivered to the eye topically, often in the form of a solution, or eye drop. Contact lenses could potentially also be used to deliver medications to the eye. Recently, progress has been made in developing a drug-eluting contact lens. Different designs have been proposed and several offer the hope of expanding the therapeutic armamentarium for eye care providers.
Ciolino
Joseph B
JB
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Dohlman
Claes H
CH
Kohane
Daniel S
DS
D000287:Administration, Topical; D003261:Contact Lenses; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011474:Prosthesis Design
D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions