Nanoemulsions stand out as an innovative dosage form with great potential in the treatment of dry eye disease. The benefits of nanoemulsions are based on (i) their structure and composition, which have the effect of replacing and stabilizing the tear film; and (ii) the ability to incorporate poorly soluble glucocorticoids such as loteprednol etabonate, an active substance recently approved in the treatment of mild to moderate dry eye disease. Cationic nanoemulsions have a unique potential due to their good spreading properties on the eye surface and prolonged retention on the eye surface. The aim of this thesis was to develop a secondary cationic O/W nanoemulsion with chitosan suitable for the incorporation of loteprednol etabonate. O/W type nanoemulsions are prepared by microfluidization. Capryol® 90 was chosen as the oil phase due to the good solubility of loteprednol etabonate in this oil phase. The development of the nanoemulsion was carried out in three phases, (i) screening of the type and content of nonionic surfactants, (ii) screening of the type and content of anionic surfactants, and (iii) screening of the content of low molecular weight chitosan. In all phases of development, physicochemical characterization of nanoemulsions was performed in the terms of determining the size and size distribution of droplets of the dispersed phase and zeta potential. Based on the performed physicochemical characterization, the secondary cationic nanoemulsion with 0.05% (w/w) chitosan, 5% (w/w) Capryola® 90, 0.25% (w/w) macrogol 15 hydroxystearate and 0.1% (w/w) Lecithin Lipoid® S75 stands out as the leading formulation with the greatest potential for incorporation of loteprednol etabonate.