No more sticky patches? new study tests glasses that treat lazy eye
NCT ID NCT05440448
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new patch-free treatment for lazy eye (amblyopia) in children aged 3 to 12. Instead of wearing a sticky patch over the good eye, kids wear special glasses that blur the good eye while they watch videos. The goal is to see if this method improves vision better than standard patching and if kids stick with it longer.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 68 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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3 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * 3-12 years * male and female * strabismic, anisometropic, or combined mechanism amblyopia (visual acuity: 0.3-0.8 logMAR) * interocular visual acuity difference ≥0.3 logMAR * wearing glasses (if needed) for a minimum of 8 weeks with no change in visual acuity at 2 visits ≥4 weeks apart * child's ophthalmologist and family willing to forgo standard patching treatment during the study Exclusion Criteria: * Prematurity ≥8 wk * coexisting ocular or systemic disease * developmental delay * myopia \> -3.00D
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Retina Foundation
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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