Micromachines, 2019 The widely used rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses provide higher oxygen permeability and tear exchange rate than do soft contact lenses. However, their wettability warrants improvement to enhance the wearing comfort.
Hsin-Yi Tsai +5 more
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A Meta-Analysis of In Vitro Release of Hydrophilic Therapeutics from Contact Lenses Using Mathematical Modeling [PDF]
PharmaceuticsBackground/Objectives: A meta-analysis was conducted to study the in vitro release of hydrophilic therapeutics from contact lenses, loaded using the soaking method.
Lucia Carichino +3 more
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Preclinical evaluation of recombinant type III collagen-based contact lens rewetting drops [PDF]
Frontiers in OphthalmologyPurposeTo evaluate the physicochemical properties, contact lens compatibility, in vitro cytocompatibility, and repeated-dose ocular safety of a recombinant type III collagen-based contact lens rewetting drop formulation (Col RD).MethodsPhysicochemical ...
Siyang Liu +15 more
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Sustained ocular drug delivery via polydopamine chitosan curcumin nanocomposite coatings [PDF]
Discover NanoTraditional methods of ocular drug delivery (i.e.) eye drops, have limited effectiveness, with only $$\sim $$ 5% the administered dose reaching deeper ocular tissues due to rapid drainage and barriers like the corneal epithelium and blood-retinal ...
Ashley He, Vincent Chen, Jiashing Yu
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Comparison of Adhesion of Immortalized Human Iris-Derived Cells and Fibronectin on Phakic Intraocular Lenses Made of Different Polymer Base Materials [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Posterior chamber phakic implantable contact lenses (Phakic-ICL) are widely used for refractive correction due to their efficacy and safety, including minimal corneal endothelial cell loss.
Kei Ichikawa +5 more
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Custom-made anterior chamber intraocular lens for aphakia: a case report [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Aphakia without adequate capsular support requires alternative intraocular lens (IOL) fixation strategies. Standard options include sulcus-fixated posterior chamber IOLs and retropupillary iris-claw lenses, both of which depend on specific ...
Omid Kermani
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Calcification Potential of Intraocular Lenses (IOL). Predictive in vitro and in vivo models [PDF]
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in MedicineOpacification of intraocular lenses (IOLs) due to the formation of calcium phosphate occurs because of their contact with the aqueous humor (AH), which is supersaturated with respect to calcium phosphate.
Brad Gray +2 more
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True Story of Poly(2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate)-Based Contact Lenses: How Did It Really Happen
Substantia, 2022 Soft hydrogel contact lenses represent the most famous and commercially successful application of poly(2‑hydroxyethyl methacrylate). The scarcely crosslinked network of this hydrophilic polymer finds its use also in many other fields, be it in (bio ...
Miroslava Duskova-Smrckova +2 more
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Hybrid contact lenses for the correction of primary and induced ametropias
Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2020 The review presents the data on the use of hybrid contact lenses (HCL), a modern method of contact correction of ametropias of diverse origins. A HCL has a central rigid optical zone made of highly gas-permeable material and a flexible peripheral part ...
V. V. Neroev +4 more
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Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Science, 2020 The purpose of the present work is to designate the synthesis of innovative soft silicone hydrogel contact lenses founded on Acrylic acid (AA),N,N dimethylacrylic amide (DMA),and 1-vinyl 2- pyrolidone(NVP) was polymerized via free fundamental ...
a Chemical Engineering Department - Faculty of Engineering – University of Al-Qadisiyah-Iraq
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