New lens for cataracts: how happy are patients after surgery?

NCT ID NCT06250322

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 307 cataract patients who received a special lens called TECNIS PC IOL to correct both cataracts and presbyopia (age-related blurry near vision). Researchers collected information from medical records and questionnaires to see how well patients saw, how satisfied they were, and what surgeons thought. The goal was to gather real-world data on the lens's performance after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
TECNIS presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens
What this could lead to
If successful, this study could confirm that the TECNIS IOL provides good visual outcomes and high patient satisfaction after cataract surgery.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study with no control group, so results may not prove the lens is better than other options. It only looks at existing medical records, so data quality may vary.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

307 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2024

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

A pre-existing population of subjects bilaterally implanted with the PC IOL at approximately 20 sites in Europe and Asia Pacific. Bilateral pseudophakic subjects implanted with the TECNIS PC IOL will be enrolled.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are bilaterally implanted with TECNIS PC IOL and are at least 45 days postoperative from their second eye surgery * Clear intraocular media * Signed informed consent and data protection documentation * Availability, willingness, ability, and sufficient cognitive awareness to comply with examination procedures * Ability to understand, read, and write English or the local language in which the informed consent and questionnaires are provided Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with ongoing adverse events that might impact outcomes during the study * Use of systemic or ocular medication that may affect vision * Acute or chronic disease or condition, ocular trauma or surgery that may confound results * Patients with amblyopia, strabismus, nystagmus * Concurrent participation in another clinical trial

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

    New Delhi, India

  • Augenklinik Ahaus GmbH & Co. KG

    Ahaus, 48683, Germany

  • Augenklinik Dardenne

    Bonn, 53177, Germany

  • CHU Morvan Brest

    Brest, 29609, France

  • Centre for Sight Eye Institute

    New Delhi, 110029, India

  • Clinica Oftalmologica Diez del Corral

    Madrid, 28016, Spain

  • Clinique Juge Marseille

    Marseille, 13008, France

  • ETZ

    Tilburg, 5022 GC, Netherlands

  • Kim's eye clinic

    Seoul, 7301, South Korea

  • Korea Uni.Kuro

    Seoul, 8308, South Korea

  • Lions Eye Institute

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

  • Mirzana IOA

    Madrid, 28035, Spain

  • Narayana Nethralaya

    Bengaluru, India

  • Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, 3011 BH, Netherlands

  • Sunshine Eye Clinic

    Birtinya, Queensland, 4575, Australia

  • The Eye Foundation

    Coimbatore, India

  • The Queensland Eye Institute Foundation

    Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

  • Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery - A Karl-Landsteiner-Institute

    Vienna, 1140, Austria

  • Vision Eye Institute

    Chatswood, New South Wales, 2067, Australia

  • Vithas Alicante

    Madrid, 28043, Spain

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