A biodegradable, sustained-released, prednisolone acetate microfilm drug delivery system effectively prolongs corneal allograft survival in the rat keratoplasty model

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Liu, Yu-Chi, Peng, Yan, Lwin, Nyein Chan, Venkatraman, Subbu S., Wong, Tina T., Mehta, Jodhbir S.
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2013
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97672; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13228

Frequent and long-term use of topical corticosteroids after corneal transplantation is necessary to prevent graft rejection. However, it relies heavily on patient compliance, and sustained therapeutic drug levels are often not achieved with administration of topical eye drops. A biodegradable drug d...