Patent ID: 8293741

Claim:
A method for improving vision in an eye with an ocular condition, the method comprising placing in the vitreous of the eye a biodegradable intraocular implant, the implant consisting of a 1:1 ratio of first and second poly(D,L-lactide) polymers and about 20% by weight brimonidine tartrate; the first poly(D,L-lactide) polymer having a molecular weight of about 14 kD and an inherent viscosity of about 0.3 dl/g; and the second poly(D,L-lactide) polymer having a molecular weight of about 63.3 kD and an inherent viscosity of about 1.0 dl/g, wherein a) the ocular condition is macular degeneration; b) the implant is a rod shaped implant formed by an extrusion process.