A THIXOTROPIC HYDROPHOBIC CARRIER MATRIX FOR THE CONTROLLED TOPICAL RELEASE OF OSMOTIC ANTIMICROBIALS TO OCULAR SURFACES 2. Description for the Application Technical Field.This invention relates to advanced veterinary therapeutics and topical ophthalmic delivery vehicles. Specifically, it provides a non-aqueous, shear-thinning, highly adherent topical matrix engineered to establish a long-acting physical and chemical barrier over the livestock cornea. The composition is designed for the non-toxic, mechanical eradication of bacterial pathogens causing Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis (Pink