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Ocular drug delivery strategies using carbon nanotubes: A perspective
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Ocular drug delivery in the era of nanomedicine, gene therapy, and digital twins
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Recent achievements in nano-based technologies for ocular disease diagnosis and treatment, review and update
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Topical Ophthalmic Liposomes Dual-Modified with Penetratin and Hyaluronic Acid for the Noninvasive Treatment of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Nanotechnology: A State of the Art for the Management of Ocular Disorders—A Roadmap
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Evaluation of curcumin-based ophthalmic nano-emulsion on atropine-induced dry eye in mice
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Improved Treatment on Ocular Inflammation with Rationally Designed Thermoresponsive Nanocomposite Formulation
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Ocular Drug Delivery: Synthesis, Functionalization, and Safety Insights
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Role of Particle Size in Translational Research of Nanomedicines for Successful Drug Delivery: Discrepancies and Inadequacies
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Engineering Strategies of Colloidal Drug Delivery Systems, a Rising Star in Ocular Neovascular Diseases
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Recent updates on drug delivery approaches for improved ocular delivery with an insight into nanostructured drug delivery carriers for anterior and posterior segment disorders
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Nanomaterials in the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic diseases
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Current Innovations in Intraocular Pressure Monitoring Biosensors for Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma—Novel Strategies and Future Perspectives
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Nanocarriers for potential treatment of sensorineural hearing loss and retinitis in congenital cytomegalovirus
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Can (Natural) deep eutectic systems increase the efficacy of ocular therapeutics?
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Polymeric Nanoparticles in Ophthalmology: A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Applications
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Bridging Therapeutics and Nanotechnology in Dry Eye Disease: A Review of Risk Factors, Drug Delivery Barriers, and Recent and Future Endeavors for Disease Management
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An Update on Novel Ocular Nanosystems with Possible Benefits in the Treatment of Corneal Neovascularization
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How liposomes pave the way for ocular drug delivery after topical administration
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A Hydrogel Ionic Circuit Based High‐Intensity Iontophoresis Device for Intraocular Macromolecule and Nanoparticle Delivery
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Recent Advances in Smart Polymers-Based Therapeutics in Ophthalmology
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Breaking barriers in ocular drug delivery for Uveitis: Advanced drug delivery systems, challenges and future prospects
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Current Developmentsand Prospects for Nanotechnology-Based Ocular Drug Delivery System
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Nanotechnology-based ocular drug delivery systems: recent advances and future prospects
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Enhanced ocular delivery of brinzolamide via β-cyclodextrin-based micelles for glaucoma management
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A new era in posterior segment ocular drug delivery: Translation of systemic, cell-targeted, dendrimer-based therapies
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A Review of Local Therapy for the Management of Cystoid Macular Edema in Uveitis
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Surface Modification of Lipid-Based Nanocarriers: A Potential Approach to Enhance Targeted Drug Delivery
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Lipid-Based Nanoparticulate Systems for the Ocular Delivery of Bioactives with Anti-Inflammatory Properties
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Development and Optimization of a Novel Crown Ether-Incorporated Liposome for Improved Ocular Drug Delivery
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Progress in the design of chitosan-based nanogels for folic acid delivery for ocular applications
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Ocular collagen: From architecture to biomaterials
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Fortified Long-acting Ocular Gel Laden with Nanoformulated Dexamethasone for Dry Eye Therapy
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Therapeutic nanoemulsions in ophthalmic drug administration: Concept in formulations and characterization techniques for ocular drug delivery
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Exploring Penetration Ability of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor–Loaded Ultradeformable Bilosome for Effective Ocular Application
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Hyaluronic Acid: Its Versatile Use in Ocular Drug Delivery with a Specific Focus on Hyaluronic Acid-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes
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Microneedles in ophthalmology: minimally invasive alternative to traditional methods. Review
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Intraocular nano-microscale drug delivery systems for glaucoma treatment: design strategies and recent progress
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Polymeric Micelles for the Enhanced Deposition of Hydrophobic Drugs into Ocular Tissues, without Plasma Exposure
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Smart contact lens systems for ocular drug delivery and therapy
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Nanomedicine in glaucoma treatment; Current challenges and future perspectives
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Quantum Dots as a Good Carriers of Unsymmetrical Bisacridines for Modulating Cellular Uptake and the Biological Response in Lung and Colon Cancer Cells
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Navigating the ocular barrier: Viral- and nanotechnology-based delivery systems as promising therapeutic agents for ocular diseases
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miRNA Studies in Glaucoma: A Comprehensive Review of Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives
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Recent Developments of Nanostructures for the Ocular Delivery of Natural Compounds
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Advancements in nanotechnology for glaucoma detection and treatment: A focus on biosensors, IOP monitoring, and nano-drug delivery systems
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Loteprednol etabonate loaded lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles in-situ ophthalmic gel: Qbd driven optimization and in-vitro, ex-vivo evidence of sustained precorneal residence time
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Hydrogel-based delivery of MSCs and derivatives for improved diabetic retinopathy therapy
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Retinal Delivery of the Protein Kinase C-β Inhibitor Ruboxistaurin Using Non-Invasive Nanoparticles of Polyamidoamine Dendrimers
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Nanomicellar eye drops: a review of recent advances
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Nanotechnology-based non-invasive strategies in ocular therapeutics: Approaches, limitations to clinical translation, and safety concerns
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An Updated Review on Nanoemulsion: Factory for Food and Drug Delivery
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Development of ophthalmic nanoemulsions of β-caryophyllene for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis
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Recent advances and strategies for nanocarrier-mediated topical therapy and theranostic for posterior eye disease
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Overview of Spanlastics: A Groundbreaking Elastic Medication Delivery Device with Versatile Prospects for Administration via Various Routes
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Ocular antibacterial chitosan-maleic acid hydrogels: In vitro and in vivo studies for a promising approach with enhanced mucoadhesion
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Drug-peptide supramolecular hydrogel boosting transcorneal permeability and pharmacological activity via ligand-receptor interaction
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Contact Lenses as Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Systems: A Review
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Antimicrobial Nanoemulsion: A futuristic approach in antibacterial drug delivery system
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Beyond the magic bullet: Programming delivery systems to overcome the antibody specificity paradox
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Emerging innovations in ophthalmic drug delivery for diabetic retinopathy: a translational perspective
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Recent Advances in the Excipients Used for Modified Ocular Drug Delivery
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A Systematic Review of Drug-Loaded Electrospun Nanofiber-Based Ophthalmic Inserts
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Bringing ophthalmology into the scientific world: Novel nanoparticle-based strategies for ocular drug delivery
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Betaxolol‐loaded niosomes integrated within pH‐sensitive in situ forming gel for management of glaucoma
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Dexamethasone-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
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Chitosan-based Nanomedicine in the Management of Age-related Macular Degeneration: A Review
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Review: Neuroprotective Nanocarriers in Glaucoma
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Considerations for Polymers Used in Ocular Drug Delivery
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