New imaging device snaps detailed photos of annoying eye floaters
NCT ID NCT06204848
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a non-invasive imaging device that combines two eye-scanning technologies to capture detailed pictures of eye floaters in 44 adults. The goal was to build a database of images to help researchers learn more about floaters. Participants simply had their eyes scanned with the device, and no treatment was given.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging database could help researchers better understand eye floaters and potentially improve future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed data-collection study, not a treatment trial. The device is still investigational, and the findings may not lead to direct patient benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older * Symptomatic vitreous opacities (floaters) in vision * Clear ocular media, to allow a clear view of the vitreous for the SVO-ID Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 18 years of age * Presence of vitreous hemorrhage * Cataract Grade 3 and above * Opacification of lens, cornea, or vitreous * Diagnosis of narrow angle glaucoma * Refractive error is outside the range of -6D to+3D * Astigmatism is outside the range of +/-2D of cylinder
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alberta Retina Consultants
Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 0X5, Canada