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Ocular routes &
                     pharmacokinetics

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Ophthalmic DD: routes & pharmacokinetics

• In general, the focus of drug delivery

     to the eye can be divided into

  delivery to:          segment:   the
➢ The anterior

     conjunctiva, the cornea, the anterior

     sclera, the iris, the ciliary body, and

     the aqueous humor

➢ The posterior segment: the retina,

     choroids, and vitreous humor

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