Location
Old Dominion University, Learning Commons at Perry Library, West Foyer
Start Date
4-8-2017 8:30 AM
End Date
4-8-2017 10:00 AM
Description
Glaucoma patients only can instill glaucoma eye drops. This results in 1-7% absorption of the medication. Surveys show that patients forget to take their medication and have difficulty inserting their eye drops. Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary have developed latanoprost drug-dispensing hydrogel soft contact lenses that dispense the drug to help facilitate the process. However, some glaucoma patients do not respond to latanoprost because they have uveitic glaucoma or do not want to experience latanoprost’s ocular side effects. Patients need an alternative which can be inserted into these contact lenses. Another commonly used glaucoma drug is timolol which can be an option. Timolol has fewer ocular side effects, is less expensive to buy, and has extended drug release rates like latanoprost. This alternative would let patients who do not respond well to latanoprost a choice to try timolol-dispensing contact lenses once they become available to consumers.
Presentation Type
Poster
Final Paper of Neha Potdar
Included in
Eye Diseases Commons, Ophthalmology Commons, Optometry Commons, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Commons
Latanoprost and Timolol in Hydrogel Soft Drug-Dispensing Contact Lenses: A Comparative Analysis
Old Dominion University, Learning Commons at Perry Library, West Foyer
Glaucoma patients only can instill glaucoma eye drops. This results in 1-7% absorption of the medication. Surveys show that patients forget to take their medication and have difficulty inserting their eye drops. Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary have developed latanoprost drug-dispensing hydrogel soft contact lenses that dispense the drug to help facilitate the process. However, some glaucoma patients do not respond to latanoprost because they have uveitic glaucoma or do not want to experience latanoprost’s ocular side effects. Patients need an alternative which can be inserted into these contact lenses. Another commonly used glaucoma drug is timolol which can be an option. Timolol has fewer ocular side effects, is less expensive to buy, and has extended drug release rates like latanoprost. This alternative would let patients who do not respond well to latanoprost a choice to try timolol-dispensing contact lenses once they become available to consumers.
Comments
Research Mentor: Professor Boyes
Keywords: soft drug-dispensing contact lenses, latanoprost, timolol, polymer film, drug delivery