Could a steroid eye drop help heal corneal ulcers faster?
NCT ID NCT07308938
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding a steroid eye drop (fluorometholone) to standard antibiotic treatment improves vision at 3 months in people with bacterial corneal ulcers. About 174 adults with mild to severe ulcers will be randomly assigned to get either the steroid plus antibiotics or antibiotics alone. The study also tracks healing time, eye pressure, and complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fluorometholone eye drops
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a standard treatment that improves vision and speeds healing for people with bacterial corneal ulcers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial, so results may not apply to everyone. Adding steroids to an infection could sometimes worsen the infection or cause side effects like increased eye pressure.
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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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UPMC Vision Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219, United States
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