Under eyelid skin: a new window for ophthalmic drug delivery

• In: Poster presentation
• At: Seoul (South Korea) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-FDP-025
• By: SEE, Gerard Lee (University of San Carlos, Pharmacy, Cebu, Philippines)
• Co-author(s): Gerard Lee Lo See: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama, Japan;Department of Pharmacy, University of San Carlos, Cebu, Philippines
  Ayano Sagesaka: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
  Wesam Kadhum: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
  Hiroaki Todo: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
  Kenji Sugibayashi: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Eye drops account for 90% of ophthalmic medicines for the treatment of ocular diseases however drug efficacy is decreased due to dilution by tears and on expulsion by blinking. To compensate these drawbacks, ophthalmic drugs could be delivered to the conjunctival tissue via the under eyelid skin, the thinnest skin layer in the body. 

  Purpo..

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