3D Printed Punctal Plugs for Controlled Ocular Drug Delivery

• Main Authors: Xiaoyan Xu (Author), Sahar Awwad (Author), Luis Diaz-Gomez (Author), Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo (Author), Steve Brocchini (Author), Simon Gaisford (Author), Alvaro Goyanes (Author), Abdul W. Basit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dry eye disease is a common ocular disorder that is characterised by tear deficiency or excessive tear evaporation. Current treatment involves the use of eye drops; however, therapeutic efficacy is limited because of poor ocular bioavailability of topically applied formulations. In this study, digit...