Nanotechnology for the treatment of allergic conjunctival diseases

• Main Authors: Liu, Yu-Chi, Lin, Molly Tzu-Yu, Ng, Anthony Herr Cheun, Wong, Tina T., Mehta, Jodhbir Singh
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Allergic Eye Diseases; Nanomedicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146146
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Allergic conjunctivitis is one of the most common external eye diseases and the prevalence has been increasing. The mainstay of treatment is topical eye drops. However, low bioavailability, low ocular drug penetration, transient resident time on the ocular surface due to tear turnover, frequent topi...