Novel drug delivery systems for retinal diseases: A review

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 124-135

  Lee, Susan S ^a,c   Robinson, Michael R ^b  

^a University of Southern California ^*

^b ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

^c MS 81 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Drug delivery, eye; Retina

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; BUDESONIDE; CELECOXIB; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYPHER; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; I VATION; MEDIDUR; MICROSPHERE; PEGAPTANIB; PREDNISOLONE; RANIBIZUMAB; RAPAMYCIN; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIESENCE; TRIVARIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER COAGULATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OSMOTIC PUMP; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TIGHT JUNCTION; TRANSSCLERAL DRUG DELIVERY; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; RETINA DISEASE; VITREOUS BODY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RETINAL DISEASES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 62849109726     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209665     Document Type: Review

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