The suprachoroidal pathway: A new drug delivery route to the back of the eye

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 491-495

  Rai, Uma Do J P ^a   Young, Simon A ^a   Thrimawithana, Thilini R ^a   Abdelkader, Hamdy ^b,c   Alani, Adam W G ^d   Pierscionek, Barbara ^b   Alany, Raid G ^b,e  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Minia University   (Egypt)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; BEVACIZUMAB; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLY(ORTHO ESTER); POLYCAPROLACTONE; TRIAMCINOLONE; DRUG; DRUG CARRIER;

ABSCESS; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; MICRONEEDLE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POSTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; STAINLESS STEEL WIRE; SUPRACHOROIDAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHOROID; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NEEDLE;

ADMINISTRATION, OPHTHALMIC; ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHOROID; DRUG CARRIERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAOCULAR; MINIATURIZATION; NEEDLES; OCULAR ABSORPTION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POSTERIOR EYE SEGMENT;

EID: 84928713456     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: 18785832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2014.10.010     Document Type: Review

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