Targeted Administration into the Suprachoroidal Space Using a Microneedle for Drug Delivery to the Posterior Segment of the Eye

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Authors

Samirkumar R. Patel · Georgia Institute of Technology

Damian E. Berezovsky · Emory University

Bernard E. McCarey · Emory University

Vladimir Zarnitsyn · Georgia Institute of Technology

Henry F. Edelhauser · Emory University

Mark R. Prausnitz · Georgia Institute of Technology

Abstract

Injection into the suprachoroidal space using a microneedle offers a simple and minimally invasive way to target the delivery of drugs to the choroid and retina.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Diseases and Treatments Glaucoma and retinal disorders Retinal Development and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 53, Issue 8, pp. 4433-4433

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-9872

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