New custom lens aims to sharpen vision for those with tricky eye shapes
NCT ID NCT07294716
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a custom-made lens implanted during cataract surgery can better correct vision in people with irregularly shaped corneas. Fifteen adults with significant astigmatism will receive the special lens. The goal is to reduce total astigmatism and improve visual outcomes beyond what standard lenses offer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- customized toric intraocular lens (AMILens Individual)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new option for cataract patients with irregular corneas to achieve clearer vision without needing contact lenses after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early exploratory study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Custom lenses may not fully correct irregular astigmatism, and risks of cataract surgery still apply.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- Ages
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21 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: * Age 21 years or older * Scheduled cataract surgery * At least 1.75 D of total astigmatism in the CASIA2 measurement * At least 0.75 D of asymmetry or higher order irregularity within the 6mm zone of the real (total) index corneal refractive map of the CASIA2 measurements Exclusion Criteria: * Relevant central corneal scars * PEX, previous ocular surgery, severe trauma or any pathology that could lead to an unstable capsular bag * Combined surgery (cataract plus glaucoma/vitreoretinal/corneal surgery) * Postoperative best corrected distance visual acuity below 0.3 Snellen decimal * Pregnancy
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kepler University Clinic, Department for Ophthalmology and Optometry
RECRUITINGLinz, 4020, Austria
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