Microbial keratitis (MK) is a vision-threatening disease and the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide. In this work, we aim to develop moxifloxacin (MXN)-loaded chitosan-based cationic mucoadhesive polyelectrolyte nanocapsules (PENs) for the effective treatment of MK. PENs were formulated by polyelectrolyte complex coacervation method and characterized for their particle size, surface charge, morphology, mucoadhesive property, in-vitro and ex-vivo release, ocular tolerance, and antimicrobial efficacy studies. The pharmacodynamic study was conducted on rabbit eye model of induced keratitis and it is compared with marketed formulation (MF). Developed PENs showed the size range from 230.7 ± 0.64 to 249.0 ± 0.49 nm and positive surface charge, spherical shape along with appropriate physico-chemical parameters. Both in-vitro and ex-vivo examination concludes that PENs having more efficiency in sustained release of MXN compared to MF. Ocular irritation studies demonstrated that no corneal damage or ocular irritation. The in-vivo study proved that the anti-bacterial efficacy of PENs was improved when compared with MF. These results suggested that PENs are a feasible choice for MK therapy because of their ability to enhance ocular retention of loaded MXN through interaction with the corneal surface of the mucous membrane.
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