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Stick-On lenses may help hemianopia patients see more
NCT ID NCT07531667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a special stick-on lens called a Fresnel prism can help people with hemianopia (blindness on one side of vision) see a wider area. Twenty-five adults with this condition wore the prism on their glasses for a period. The researchers measured changes in their visual field and how comfortable the prism felt. The goal was to see if this simple device could improve mobility and reduce fall risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fresnel prism (a special stick-on lens placed on glasses to widen the field of vision)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-surgical way to help people with hemianopia see more to their blind side, reducing falls and improving confidence.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, single-site study with only 25 participants and no comparison group. The prism may cause visual confusion or discomfort, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * subjects with a diagnosis of partial or complete homonymous hemianopia based on the results of the Humphrey perimetry examination; * age 18 years or older; * corrected visual acuity of 6/18 or better; and * willing to give consent for this study and consistently follow the rehabilitation process. Exclusion Criteria: * ocular motility disorders; the primary position of the eyeball was not orthophoric; and * walking disorders that resulted in poor fixation of glasses.
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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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Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia
Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, 14430, Indonesia