Better vision for aging eyes: new lenses tackle two problems at once
NCT ID NCT06461455
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested new multifocal contact lenses designed for people with both presbyopia (age-related blurry near vision) and astigmatism (blurry vision due to an irregularly shaped cornea). 95 habitual contact lens wearers wore the lenses for 30 days, and researchers measured how clearly they could see at a distance. The goal was to see if the new lenses perform well in everyday use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lehfilcon A multifocal for astigmatism contact lenses
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new comfortable contact lens option for people who need both multifocal and astigmatism correction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small completed study comparing two lens types, so results may not apply to all users. Individual comfort and vision can vary.
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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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95 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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40 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Habitual wearer of biweekly/monthly replacement soft multifocal or multifocal toric contact lenses in both eyes for a minimum of 5 days per week and 8 hours per day during the past 3 months; * Manifest cylinder equal to or greater than 0.75 diopter (D) in each eye at Screening; * Willing to not use readers while wearing study contact lenses for duration of the study; * Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Use of topical ocular medications and artificial tear or rewetting drops that would require instillation during contact lens wear; * Wears habitual contact lenses in an extended wear modality (routinely sleeping in lenses for at least 1 night per week) over the last 3 months prior to enrollment; * Monovision contact lens wearers and wearers of contact lens in one eye only; * Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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Dawn M. Rakich, OD
San Antonio, Texas, 78213, United States
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Dr.Elsa Pao, O.D
Oakland, California, 94607, United States
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Drs. Giedd, P.A.
Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Insight Research Clinic LLC
Powell, Ohio, 43065, United States
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Kannarr Eye Care LLC
Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762, United States
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Oculus Research, Inc.
Garner, North Carolina, 27529, United States
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Optometry Group, PLLC
Memphis, Tennessee, 38111, United States
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Pacific Rims Optometry
San Francisco, California, 94127, United States
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ProCare Vision Centers, Inc.
Granville, Ohio, 43023, United States
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Vision Health Institute
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Wesley Optometric Consulting
Medina, Minnesota, 55340, United States
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