Cysteamine ophthalmic hydrogel for the treatment of ocular cystinosis

• Váldodahkkit: Anxo Fernández-Ferreiro (Dahkki), Andrea Luaces-Rodríguez (Dahkki), Victoria Díaz-Tomé (Dahkki), María Gil-Martínez (Dahkki), María Teresa Rodríguez Ares (Dahkki), Rosario Touriño Peralba (Dahkki), José Blanco-Méndez (Dahkki), Miguel González-Barcia (Dahkki), Francisco Javier Otero-Espinar (Dahkki), María Jesús Lamas (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Ocular cystinosis is a rare disease characterised by the deposit of cystine crystals on the corneal surface, which hinder patients' eyesight. Oral cysteamine is given as cysteamine; however, it does not reach the cornea due to the lack of corneal vascularization making necessary its administrat...