DR. QINGGUO XU

Drug Delivery for Treating Eye Diseases

Blindness represent a substantial burden to the healthcare system. However, delivering therapeutics to the eye is a challenge on multiple levels. Rapid clearance of medications in eye drops requires that they be applied frequently, but patient compliance with eye drop regimens is poor. In this talk, I will present a long-lasting polymeric drug delivery system engineered to enhance ocular therapeutic activity through prolonging drug half-life, releasing drugs in a controlled fashion, and reducing toxic side effects for improved treatment of eye diseases.