Abstract
Nanotechnology has extensive advantages in drug delivery as a consequence of enhanced drug solubility and bioavailability, improved drug penetration, a larger absorption area, and less frequent injections. The application of nanotechnology in drug delivery provides site-specific targeting to reduce drug accumulation within healthy tissue and help in retaining the drug in the body long enough for effective treatment. In this chapter, applications of nanotechnology to ophthalmology in terms of treatment of oxidative stress, measurement of intraocular pressure, theragnostic, treatment of choroidal new vessels, prevention of scarring after glaucoma surgery, and treatment of retinal degenerative disease are discussed.
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