Download or read book Ocular Transporters in Ophthalmic Diseases and Drug Delivery written by Joyce Tombran-Tink and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exceptionally important new work, a panel of distinguished authors discusses all the latest developments in the study of ocular transporters. Focusing on the molecular characteristics, localization, and substrate specificities in various compartments of the eye, this volume discusses how transporters regulate the clarity of the cornea and lens, the movements of fluids across the ciliary epithelium and nutrients across the retinal pigment epithelium.