New implant tackles cataracts and glaucoma in one surgery
NCT ID NCT07154797
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device that combines a bimatoprost implant with a special intraocular lens to treat both cataracts and glaucoma or high eye pressure. Twenty-four participants received the implant during cataract surgery. The main goals were to see if it lowers eye pressure and improves vision. Results showed it reduced eye pressure and the need for glaucoma drops.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bimatoprost implant combined with a special intraocular lens
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a one-time treatment for both cataracts and glaucoma, reducing the need for daily eye drops.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early study with only 24 participants and no comparison group. Long-term safety and effectiveness are not yet known.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- 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 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension * Planned removal of cataract * Diagnosis of mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women as confirmed via urine pregnancy test for women of child-bearing age at screening * History of incisional/refractive corneal surgery * Pseudoexfoliation, pigmentary glaucoma, traumatic, uveitic, neovascular, or angle-closure glaucoma, or glaucoma associated with vascular disorders * Other ocular diseases, pathology, or conditions
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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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Centro Oftalmológico Robles
Santa Rosa de Copán, 41101, Honduras
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