The present invention provides a composition for treatment of ophthalmic disease comprising a solid or semi-solid containing drug shaped as an elongated body for injection or delivery into tissue spaces of the eye. The composition may comprise a plurality of drug-containing particles and at least one excipient to form the drug particles into a flexible solid or a semisolid. The excipient comprises a substance that undergoes dissolution in the physiological conditions of the tissue space after injection to allow the microspheres to disperse and migrate in the tissue space. Formulations for the drug containing compositions, methods of fabrication and methods of use are also disclosed.
