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Magnetic eye cells tested in cataract surgery safety trial
NCT ID NCT05587205
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new treatment called EO2002, which uses magnetic human corneal cells injected into the eye during or after cataract surgery. The goal is to see if it is safe and tolerable for patients with low corneal cell counts. The study involves 32 participants and compares EO2002 to a sham (fake) injection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Magnetic human corneal endothelial cells (EO2002)
- What this could lead to
- If safe, this could lead to a new way to repair the cornea after cataract surgery, potentially reducing the need for corneal transplants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 32 people, focused on safety. It is too small to prove effectiveness, and the cells may not work as hoped or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years. 2. Subject has uncomplicated history of cataract that has progressed to a level requiring standard cataract extraction with intraocular lens implant surgery. 3. Decreased endothelial cell count Exclusion Criteria: All ocular criteria apply to study eye unless otherwise noted. 1. Other corneal disease 2. Macular disease that in the investigator and/or sponsor's opinion would limit the ability of the subject to demonstrate improvement in BCVA. 3. Descemet membrane detachment. 4. History of uveitis or other ocular inflammatory disease. 5. History of incisional glaucoma surgery 6. Prior incisional eye surgery within 3 months prior to study treatment or penetrating or endothelial keratoplasty. 7. History of ocular neoplasm. 8. ETDRS BCVA in the fellow eye is worse than 35 letters (Snellen equivalent of 20/200). 9. Female who is pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant, or who is of childbearing potential and not using a reliable means of contraception during the study. 10. Subject is currently participating in or has participated within the last 3 months in any other clinical trial of an investigational drug by ocular or systemic administration. 11. Any concomitant medical or psychological condition that could interfere with study participation or is otherwise not suitable for entry into the study in the opinion of the investigator.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico
RECRUITINGMexico City, Mexico City, 04030, Mexico
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