New device may speed up eye exams by skipping dilation drops
NCT ID NCT02466607
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a device called RETeval that measures the retina's electrical activity in response to light flashes. Researchers wanted to see if changing the flash color or skipping pupil dilation still gives useful results. 18 healthy adults participated. The goal is to make eye exams quicker and more comfortable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make eye exams faster and easier by allowing ERG tests without pupil dilation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study in healthy volunteers, not patients. It only measures basic eye responses, not disease outcomes, so practical benefits are uncertain.
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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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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2015
- Finished
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Jul 2015
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * healthy adult volunteers * volunteers able to get their pupil fully dilated Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant women * children * subjects with * light sensitivity * photosensitive epilepsy * allergies or sensitivity to pupil dilation ophthalmic solutions * history of glaucoma * cardiac dysrhythmia will not be invited to participate in this study. * Pregnancy status, light sensitivity and photosensitive epilepsy will be based on volunteer's providing this information at the time of signing the consent form
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wedgwood Optometry
Fort Worth, Texas, 76133, United States
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