A method for preventing and / or treating fibrosis associated with an eye-related disease or disorder includes administering an effective amount of a multikinase inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. The multikinase inhibitor is nintedanib, lenvatinib, a combination thereof, or a salt thereof. The eye-related disease or disorder is corneal transparency, corneal scar formation, secondary cataract formation, glaucoma filtration surgery, ocular surgical procedures and implants, photorefractive keratectomy, laser in situ keratomileusis, formation and contraction of pre- and epiretinal membranes, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, subretinal fibrosis / scarring, retinal gliosis, or formation of choroidal membranes.