Novel Therapeutic Targets and Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Eye Diseases
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 22587
Special Issue Editor
Interests: eyes; ocular diseases; cataracts
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Dear Colleagues,
Vision is an essential part of life. Loss of vision can directly compromise a person’s quality of life and indirectly impact their health. People with vision loss are more likely to report depression, falls, cognitive decline, and premature death. With an increased aging population, vision impairment has become a major global public health problem. Recent breakthroughs, including the use of the artificial intraocular lens for cataracts and anti-VEGF molecules for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are some impressive examples of restoring vision. However, many unmet needs remain in the field of ocular diseases, particularly for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and AMD. Moreover, due to the presence of blood–ocular barriers, ocular drug delivery has always been a challenge for ophthalmologists and pharmaceutical scientists.
In this Special Issue, we invite both reviews and original research articles related to ophthalmic drug discovery. The major goal is to highlight some of the recent findings in the field, and to discuss new drug delivery technologies and possible future targets. Topics of the Special Issue include, but are not limited to, emerging drug targets; novel drug delivery systems; new drug candidates; and old drug repurposing for eye diseases. The collection of manuscripts will be published as a Special Issue of the journal.
Dr. Hongli Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- retinal degeneration
- glaucoma
- cataract
- diabetic retinopathy
- drug target
- drug delivery
- drug candidate
- gene therapy
- stem cells
- natural products
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