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.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Joseph B
JB
Ciolino
Claes H
CH
Dohlman
Daniel S
DS
Kohane
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