Red light therapy in children with myopia

Thiolated hemicellulose containing mucoadhesive and permeation-enhancing ocular films of levodopa for potential treatment of myopia - Pharma Excipients

Abstract The ocular bioavailability of a drug is inadequate due to physiological constraints. In this study, an ocular film of Levodopa (LD) using thiolated hemicellulose (THC) with improved mucoadhesion and permeation was made. Linseed hemicellulose (LHC) was extracted, and its esterification was done with thioglycolic acid (TGA), L cysteine (LC), and thiourea (TU). Maximum thiolation of LHC was confirmed by Ellman’s test, Fourier-transformed i…

Red light therapy in children with myopia

Chinese researchers reveal that low-level red light therapy may control myopia in children but raises concerns about retinal damage and cone density reduction.