Sustained Antibiotic-Eluting Intra-Ocular Lenses: A New Approach

• Main Authors: Tan, Dulcia Wei Ni, Lim, Soo Ghim, Wong, Tina Tzee Ling, Venkatraman, Subbu Subramanian
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Drug-eluting; Antibiotic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83088; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42427
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Currently, infections following cataract surgery are not as effectively managed with antibiotic eye drops, which suffer from poor bioavailability of drug and low patient compliance. The ideal solution, which can help to overcome the issue of drug wastage and poor bioavailabilty, as well as the need...