New eye technique could speed healing after cataract complication
NCT ID NCT07364708
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way to treat a detached Descemet's membrane, a rare complication after cataract surgery. Fifty patients aged 50-70 will be split into two groups: one gets a standard air injection into the eye, and the other gets a modified technique that first deflates the eye's front chamber before injecting air. The goal is to see which method reattaches the membrane more completely and quickly within the first week.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intracameral air injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, more effective way to reattach the eye's inner layer after cataract surgery, reducing recovery time.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Risks include infection, inflammation, or failure to reattach the membrane.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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50 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: * Patients with post cataract surgery DM detachment diagnosed within 1st week postoperatively. * Patient age ranges from 50 to 70 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Less than one third of Descemet's Membrane is included. * Post-operative infection or severe inflammation. * Patient with pre-existing glaucoma.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Khalafallah
RECRUITINGMinya, None Selected, 61111, Egypt