No-Needle eye pressure check: new tips could replace numbing drops
NCT ID NCT06585423
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested four new types of tonometer tips that can measure eye pressure without numbing drops. 49 adults getting routine eye exams tried the new tips and rated them for comfort. The goal is to find the best design for a home-use device that makes glaucoma monitoring easier and more pleasant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- prototype tonometer tips (medical grade silicone or bandage contact lens covered tips)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more comfortable way to measure eye pressure without numbing drops, making home monitoring easier for glaucoma patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 49 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The new tips might still be uncomfortable or not work as well as the standard method.
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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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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: * Presenting for a routine eye exam * ≥ 18 years of age * Able and willing to give consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of corneal scarring * Active infection of the eye * History of alternated corneal sensitivity * History of corneal surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke Eye Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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