New Laser-Like device aims to ease glaucoma without drops
NCT ID NCT05999006
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a device called the ELIOS System to safely lower eye pressure in adults with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma. The procedure is done alone, without other surgeries, and aims to reduce pressure by at least 20% while possibly using fewer medications. Researchers are checking how well it works and if it is safe for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ELIOS System (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new, less invasive procedure to control eye pressure in glaucoma patients, potentially reducing reliance on daily eye drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with only 22 participants, so results may not apply to all glaucoma patients. The procedure may not lower pressure enough or could have unexpected side effects.
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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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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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45 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 POAG * Medicated IOP of \<=24 mmHg * Shaffer angle grade of III or IV * CD ratio \<=0.8 * At least 45 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Closed-angle and secondary glaucomas * Prior incisional glaucoma surgery, intraocular surgery, or corneal surgery * Cannot undergo medication washout in the study eye * Diagnosis of degenerative visual disorders Non-study eye with BCVA worse than 20/80 Known corticosteroid responder Pregnant or nursing women; or women of childbearing potential not using medically acceptable birth control
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Elios Vision Clinical Site
Glendale, Arizona, 85306, United States
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Elios Vision Clinical Site
Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, United States
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Elios Vision Clinical Site
St Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States
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Elios Vision Clinical Site
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Elios Vision Clinical Site
El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
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Elios Vision Clinical Site
Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53142, United States
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