Glaucoma patients may soon ditch eye drops after cataract surgery
NCT ID NCT07218796
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests a bimatoprost implant placed inside the eye during cataract surgery to lower eye pressure in people with glaucoma or high eye pressure. About 400 participants will receive either the implant with a special lens or standard eye drops. The goal is to see if the implant works as well as or better than daily 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
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a long-term, drop-free way to control eye pressure after cataract surgery for people with glaucoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is still in testing, so it may not work better than standard drops. There are also risks from the implant procedure itself, like infection or inflammation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension * Planned removal of cataract * Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at the baseline visit and agree to the use of contraception Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled systemic disease * History of incisional/refractive corneal surgery * Any glaucoma diagnosis other than OHT, open-angle, pseudoexfoliative, or pigmentary glaucoma * History of incisional glaucoma surgery or intraocular injections * Other ocular diseases, pathology, or conditions
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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R and R Eye Research, LLC
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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