Can a Light-Based scan reveal the health of your eyes?
NCT ID NCT07780890
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new imaging device called a Brillouin microscope, which uses light to measure the stiffness and water content of eye tissues. The goal is to see if this tool can help doctors better understand and diagnose eye conditions like glaucoma, dry eye, and keratoconus. The study will include healthy volunteers and people with these eye diseases, and will check if the device is safe and easy to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Brillouin microscope (a non-invasive imaging device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new, non-invasive way to diagnose and monitor eye diseases like glaucoma and dry eye by measuring tissue hydration and stiffness.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on developing the technology. It may not prove accurate or useful for diagnosis, and the device could cause unexpected side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Aim 1 - Control Group (Healthy Subjects) : 10 subjects per 6 age ranges (20-29yr, 30-39yr, 40-49yr, 50-59yr, 60-69yr, 70-79yr), total 60 subjects Aim 2 - Patient Groups : 20 patients per 6 diseases (Moderate Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy, Early-stage isolated corneal guttae, Primary open-angle glaucoma, Dry eye disease, Keratoconus, post-LASIK), total 120 patients.
- Ages
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20 to 79 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Healthy volunteers with normal eyes * Visual acuity between +2 to -6 diopters Exclusion Criteria: * History of refractive or cataract surgery * History of ocular disease * Active non-ophthalmic systemic disease
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Brigham
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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