New lens aims to sharpen vision after cataract surgery
NCT ID NCT06264232
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested a new type of artificial lens, called the AT ELANA 841P, for people having cataract surgery. 284 adults with cataracts in both eyes received either the new lens or a standard lens. Researchers measured how well patients could see at different distances and checked for side effects over six months. The goal was to see if the new lens provides better vision without extra risks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AT ELANA 841P intraocular lens (implanted device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this lens could provide clearer vision at multiple distances after cataract surgery, reducing the need for glasses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial comparing two lens designs, so results are already known. The new lens may not offer significant advantages over the standard lens, and some patients may still need glasses for certain tasks.
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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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284 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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22 to 100 years
- 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: 1. Adults, 22 years of age or older at the time of study enrollment 2. Bilateral cataractous lens changes as demonstrated by best corrected distance visual acuity of 0.30 logMAR (20/40) or worse either with or without a glare source present (e.g., Brightness Acuity Tester) for which phacoemulsification cataract extraction and posterior chamber IOL implantation is indicated 3. Best corrected distance visual acuity projected to be better than 0.20 logMAR (better than 20/30) after cataract removal and IOL implantation 4. Preoperative keratometric (corneal) astigmatism of 1.00 D or less (≤1.00 D) in both operative eyes 5. Clear intraocular media other than cataract 6. Contact lens wear is to be discontinued two (2) weeks for soft contact lenses both daily and extended wear; and ≥ 30 days for rigid gas permeable lenses prior to preoperative biometry and keratometry testing. 7. Calculated lens power within the available range 8. Subject is willing to sign the IRB-approved informed consent form 9. Subject is willing, able and has sufficient cognitive awareness to comply with examination procedures and schedule for follow-up visits Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of systemic disease that could increase the operative risk or confound the outcome, including but not limited to diabetes mellitus, active cancer treatment, mental illness, dementia, immunocompromised, connective tissue disease, clinically significant atopic disease, etc. 2. Ocular condition that may predispose for future complications, including but not limited to dry eye syndromes or symptoms, anterior segment pathology, glaucoma (uncontrolled despite intake of medication), history of cystoid macular edema, macular degeneration as confirmed by clinical examination and adjunct testing (e.g., OCT, FA) 3. Clinically significant corneal abnormalities, including corneal dystrophy (epithelial, stromal or endothelial dystrophy), irregularity, inflammation or edema; conditions including but not limited to active/inactive keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, kerato uveitis, keratopathy, keratectasia 4. Previous intraocular or corneal surgery that might confound the outcome of the investigation or increase the risk to the subject, including corneal transplants, retinal detachment, glaucoma surgeries, refractive laser procedures including but not limited to LASIK, limbal relaxing incision, Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) etc. 5. Use of or history of use of systemic medications with significant ocular side effects or any medications that could confound the outcome or increase subject risk (e.g., Tamsulosin Hydrochloride \[Flomax\] or other medications including anticholinergics or alpha-adrenergic blocking agents with similar side effects \[e.g., small pupil/floppy iris syndrome\], antimetabolites, etc.) 6. Currently taking systemic steroids and/or planned on taking systemic steroids prior to operative visit and during the course of the investigation. 7. Subjects with diagnosed degenerative visual disorders, including but not limited to macular degeneration or other retinal disorders (such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal detachment) that are predicted to confound outcomes or to cause future acuity loss to 0.20 logMAR or worse. 8. Subjects with conditions that increase the risk of zonular rupture (e.g., pseudoexfoliation syndrome, Marfan's syndrome) during cataract extraction procedure that may affect the postoperative centration or tilt of the IOL 9. Expected concomitant ocular procedure during cataract surgery or within the next 12 months (e.g., glaucoma surgery including implantation of MIGS, astigmatic correction surgery, penetrating keratoplasty \[PK\], laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, SMILE etc.) 10. Subjects who are expected to require retinal laser treatment within the next 12 months 11. History of amblyopia or monofixation syndrome with poor stereoscopic vision 12. Rubella, congenital, traumatic or complicated cataracts 13. History of or current anterior or posterior segment inflammation, including but not limited to iritis or uveitis 14. Microphthalmos or macrophthalmos 15. Iris defects (e.g., aniridia) 16. Optic nerve atrophy 17. Keratoconus or Irregular astigmatism, as determined by topography 18. Inability to perform keratometry, topography or biometry (including but not limited to cataract density, subject unable to focus for longer time etc.) or subjects with unstable keratometry, topography or biometry measurements 19. Pathologic miosis caused by anterior segment pathology in the study eye (e.g., chronic uveitis, iritis, rubeosis iridis, neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Argyle Robertson's pupil, acquired or congenital Horner´s syndrome, etc.) 20. Pupil diameter less than 6 mm when fully dilated 21. Pregnant, lactating at time of enrollment, or has another condition with associated fluctuation of hormones that could lead to refractive changes 22. Subject whose freedom is impaired by administrative or legal order 23. Concurrent participation in another drug or device investigation that could confound the outcome of this investigation 24. Subjects unable to achieve keratometry stability after discontinuing contact lens wear 25. Gonioscopic abnormalities
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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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Beverly Hills Institute of Ophthalmology
Beverly Hills, California, 90210, United States
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Cape Coral Eye Center
Cape Coral, Florida, 33904, United States
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Carolina Eyecare Physicians, LLC
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, United States
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Chu Vision Institute
Bloomington, Minnesota, 55420, United States
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Cleveland Eye Clinic
Brecksville, Ohio, 44141, United States
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Coastal Vision Medical Group
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Eye Centers of Racine & Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53142, United States
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Mitchell C Shultz MD/Shultz Chang Vision
Northridge, California, 91325, United States
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Ophthalmology Consultants of St Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States
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PNV Clinical Research
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Texas Eye & Laser
Hurst, Texas, 76054, United States
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Vance Thompson Vision-Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska, 68137, United States
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Vance Thompson Vision-South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57108, United States
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Whitsett Vision Group
Houston, Texas, 77055, United States
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