New fluid lens could sharpen vision after cataract surgery
NCT ID NCT05317728
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new type of lens implant for people having cataract surgery. The lens uses fluid to adjust focus, aiming to improve vision compared to a standard fixed-focus lens. About 175 participants will receive either the new lens or a standard one, and their vision and any complications will be tracked over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fluid accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) implant
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this lens could provide better distance vision after cataract surgery than standard lenses, reducing the need for glasses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study (175 participants) comparing a new device to an existing one. The new lens may not show significant improvement or could have unexpected side effects like any surgical implant.
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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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175 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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22 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: * Able to understand and sign an Institutional Review Board / International Ethics Committee approved informed Consent form; * Willing and able to attend all scheduled study visits as required by the protocol; * Diagnosed with bilateral cataracts requiring removal by phacoemulsification with a clear corneal incision; * Other protocol-specified inclusion criteria may apply. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects taking medications that may affect accommodation; * Clinically significant eye abnormalities as specified in the protocol; * Previous eye surgery as specified in the protocol; * Other protocol-specified exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en México
Mexico City, 04030, Mexico
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Centro de Retina Medica y Quirurgica SC
Zapopan, Jalisco, 45116, Mexico
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Clinica 20/20
San José, Costa Rica
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Laser Center SA
Santo Domingo, 10124, Dominican Republic
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Panama Eye Center
Panama City, Panama
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Salauno Salud SAPI de CV
Mexico City, 06600, Mexico
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