Myopia glasses may keep working even after kids take them off
NCT ID NCT06884527
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are studying whether the benefit of a special spectacle lens for slowing nearsightedness lasts after children stop wearing it. The trial follows 91 children who took part in an earlier three-year study, where some wore the innovative lenses and others wore regular single-vision glasses. For 12 months, all participants switch to single-vision lenses while researchers measure changes in eye focus and eye length. The goal is to see whether myopia progression rebounds or stays slower once the special lenses are removed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an innovative spectacle lens designed to slow myopia progression
- What this could lead to
- If the lens effect persists after children stop wearing it, eye doctors could recommend a defined course of treatment rather than years of continuous wear.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small follow-up study of 91 children from one earlier trial. Any rebound in myopia after stopping the lenses may be temporary, and the results may not apply to other children or other lens designs.
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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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91 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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9 to 15 years
- 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: * Existing subjects from the NCT05174780 clinical study. * Ability to comply with study procedures. * Informed consent of parent/guardian and assent of subject. Exclusion Criteria: * Current ocular infection, inflammation, or irritation likely to affect vision.
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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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Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago, Illinois, 60616, United States
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Kannarr Eye Care
Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762, United States
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New England College of Optometry
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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SUNY College of Optometry
New York, New York, 10036, United States
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Sacco Eye Group
Vestal, New York, 13850, United States
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