VEGF USE OF A VEGF ANTAGONIST TO TREAT ANGIOGENIC EYE DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention provides a method of treating an angiogenic eye disorder by sequentially administering to a patient multiple doses of a VEGF antagonist. The methods of the invention include administering to the patient multiple doses of the VEGF antagonist at a frequency of once every 8 weeks or more. The methods of the present invention are useful for the treatment of angiogenic eye disorders such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, central retinal vein occlusion and angioneurotic angiogenesis.