Ophthalmic Biomaterials
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 December 2018) | Viewed by 458
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hydrogels; polymers; contact lens; drug delivery
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Dear Colleagues,
While ophthalmology was one of the first specialties to widely use biomaterials for the treatment of patients, there are numerous treatment gaps that remain to be addressed. Contact lens dropout rates remain high, and end-of-day comfort remains an issue. There is an unprecedented number of cataract surgeries in the aging population, but the incidence of secondary cataracts remains unacceptably high. With new pharmacologlic agents, there is an increasing need for new and better methods of delivering drugs to the eye. This Special Issue will focus on recent developments in the field of ophthalmic biomaterials and drug delivery.
Prof. Dr. Heather Sheardown
Guest Editor
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