Drug delivery via punctal plug
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1. A method for administering an active agent to a subject, the active agent having been applied to at least one surface of an ocular implant, the method comprising installing the implant at the eye of the subject for administering the active agent through tissues of the eye.
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A method and apparatus for administering an active agent such as a medicine to a subject, uses an ocular implant such as a punctal plug, to which the active agent has been applied. The implant is installed at the eye of the subject for administering the active agent via tissues of the eye.
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- 1. A method for administering an active agent to a subject, the active agent having been applied to at least one surface of an ocular implant, the method comprising installing the implant at the eye of the subject for administering the active agent through tissues of the eye.
- 11. An apparatus for administering an active agent to a subject, comprising an active agent applied to at least one surface of an ocular implant for installation at the eye of the subject.
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