Journal article
A Drug-Eluting Contact Lens
Abstract
PURPOSE: To formulate and characterize a drug-eluting contact lens designed to provide extended, controlled release of a drug.
METHODS: Prototype contact lenses were created by coating PLGA (poly[lactic-co-glycolic acid]) films containing test compounds with pHEMA (poly[hydroxyethyl methacrylate]) by ultraviolet light polymerization. The films, containing encapsulated fluorescein or ciprofloxacin, were characterized by scanning electron …
Authors
Ciolino JB; Hoare TR; Iwata NG; Behlau I; Dohlman CH; Langer R; Kohane DS
Journal
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 50, No. 7, pp. 3346–3352
Publisher
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Publication Date
July 1, 2009
DOI
10.1167/iovs.08-2826
ISSN
0146-0404