Which contact lens is best for aging eyes? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07444658
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two daily disposable multifocal contact lenses for people with presbyopia, an age-related condition that makes it hard to see up close. About 35 adults who already wear soft contact lenses will test each lens for one week. The goal is to see which lens provides better vision at a distance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- contact lenses (kalfilcon A and stenfilcon A)
- What this could lead to
- If one lens performs better, it could offer clearer vision for people with presbyopia who need reading glasses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage comparison with only 35 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study measures subjective vision, not long-term outcomes.
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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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About 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
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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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: 1. They are at least 18 years of age. 2. They understand their rights as a research participant and are willing and able to sign a Statement of Informed Consent. 3. They habitually use soft contact lenses (multifocal soft contact lenses, sphere lenses for monovision, or sphere lenses for distance vision correction and spectacles for near vision correction,) and have worn lenses at least 3 days a week for at least the past six months. 4. They have a minimum reading add of +0.75DS (based on their spectacle refraction) 5. They have spherical equivalent refractive error between +6.00 to -10.00DS at the corneal plane and refractive astigmatism of no greater than -0.75DC in each eye. 6. They are able to achieve distance HCHL visual acuity of +0.10 logMAR or better in each eye. Exclusion Criteria: 1. They have an ocular disorder which would normally contra-indicate contact lens wear. 2. They have a systemic disorder which would normally contra-indicate contact lens wear. 3. They are aphakic. 4. They have had corneal refractive surgery. 5. They have any corneal distortion resulting from previous hard or rigid lens wear or have keratoconus.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, Berkeley
RECRUITINGBerkeley, California, 94720, United States
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