Could a tiny zap save your sight? new device trial for dry AMD

NCT ID NCT06662162

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: i-Lumen Scientific AUS PTY LTD Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 6 times

Summary

This study tests a device that delivers tiny electrical pulses through the eyelid to the back of the eye. The goal is to see if it can safely slow vision loss or improve sight in people with intermediate to advanced dry age-related macular degeneration. One hundred participants will receive either the real device or a sham (inactive) device over 11 months, with follow-up for 3 more months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: i-Lumen AMD transpalpebral microcurrent stimulation device
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a non-invasive way to slow vision loss and possibly improve sight in people with dry age-related macular degeneration.
What could go wrong: This is an early device trial with only 100 participants. The treatment may not improve vision better than a sham device, and long-term benefits or risks are unknown.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

age-related macular degeneration dry age related macular degeneration Geographic Atrophy macular degeneration

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

Auckland Eye Limited
RECRUITING

Remuera, Auckland, 1050, New Zealand
Cerulea
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
King's College Hospital
RECRUITING

London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
London North West University Healthcare
RECRUITING

Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
Queens University Belfast / Belfast City Hospital
RECRUITING

Belfast, United Kingdom
Retina Consultants PC
RECRUITING

Manchester, Connecticut, 06042, United States
Retina Consultants San Diego
RECRUITING

Poway, California, 92064, United States
Sierra Eye Associates
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States
Sunderland Eye Infirmary
RECRUITING

Sunderland, SR2 9HP, United Kingdom
Texas Retina Associates
RECRUITING

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
Tyler Retina Research Insitute
RECRUITING

Tyler, Texas, 75703, United States
University Retina & Macula Associates
RECRUITING

Lemont, Illinois, 60439, United States

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