Allergan gets FDA approval for this sustained release glaucoma treatment…no more drops!
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A Biodegradable Implant for Glaucoma
Allergan gets FDA approval for this sustained release glaucoma treatment…no more drops!
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Bandage contact lenses under development as drug delivery vehicles
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Bandage contact lenses, which provide pain relief and comfort from exposed nerve endings that occur with corneal maladies such as corneal abrasions from corneal dystrophies, neurotrophic keratopathy, bullous keratopathy and postsurgical states, may also be developed into drug delivery vehicles, a speaker said here. “The motivating factor for this development is that the eye, the cornea in particular, has a very strong bioprotective mechanism. It allows low permeability of medicine to get into the eye. We know that the tear fluid that drains into the nasal cavity (Read more...)
pSivida Corp Awarded Two Therapeutic Discovery Project Grants Totaling $489,000
WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–pSivida receives two Therapeutic Discovery Project Grants totaling $489,000 for drug delivery technologies