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Newer drug delivery methods a disruptive change for physicians, patients and industry
A great deal of human and financial capital is being invested to develop alternatives to eye drops for treating many ocular diseases. We ophthalmologists have relied on drops to treat most every nonsurgical ocular problem for centuries. Why the sudden and growing interest in alternatives to drops? After all, we have very strong evidence that drops are safe and effective when used to treat many ocular problems. I believe there are several factors driving the energetic search for so-called “dropless” and “extended-release” ocular pharmacologic agent delivery methods. In this effort, (Read more...)