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Tiny Cup Attached to Eye Improves Drug Delivery for Retinal Diseases

August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

A new drug delivery system that uses a tiny silicone cup filled with any drug and sealed to the outer surface (episclera) of the eyeball may offer a more effective method for the sustained delivery of medicines for retinal and vitreous diseases, according to a new report by A. Linn Murphree, M.D, director of the Retinoblastoma Program in The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Murphree is also Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the Univer

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Tiny Cup Attached to Eye Improves Drug Delivery for Retinal Diseases

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