Global experts discuss new approaches and innovations in ocular drug delivery systems
A special issue on ocular drug delivery just published in the journal Drug Delivery and Translational Research
The estimated number of visually impaired people in the world is 285 million, with 39 million blind people. About 65 percent of visually impaired people and 82 percent of all blind people are 50 years or older. Four major blinding diseases are age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, and glaucoma, due to their whole or partial impact on the posterior segment of the eye.