Contact lenses as drug controlled release systems: a narrative review

ABSTRACT Topically applied therapy is the most common way to treat ocular diseases, however given the anatomical and physiological constraints of the eye, frequent dosing is required with possible repercussions in terms of patient compliance. Beyond refractive error correction, contact lenses (CLs)...

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Main Authors: Helena Prior Filipe, José Henriques, Pedro Reis, Pedro Cruz Silva, Maria João Quadrado, Ana Paula Serro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802016000300241&lng=en&tlng=en