Home eye tests could change glaucoma care
NCT ID NCT05325996
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether people with glaucoma can use portable devices at home to check their eye pressure and vision. Over two years, 53 patients measured their eye pressure three times a day for a week every three months and tested their vision weekly. The goal was to see if home monitoring is practical and accurate compared to standard clinic tests.
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 show that home monitoring is a reliable way to track glaucoma, reducing the need for frequent clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed feasibility study with only 53 participants. Home devices may not be as accurate as clinic equipment, and results may not apply to all glaucoma patients.
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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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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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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20 to 80 years
- 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: 1. Age 20-80 years 2. Mild and Moderate Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG) 3. Refraction under 12.00 diopter of spherical refractive error and astigmatism of less than 2.5 diopter. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Spherical refraction outside \> ± 12.00 D and cylinder correction \> +2.5 D. 2. Visual acuity worse than 20/50 either eye 3. Cataract surgery with or without Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) less than 90 days prior to enrollment 4. Filtering surgeries less than 6 months prior to enrollment 5. Intraocular surgery other than: 1. Non-complicated MIGS more than 90 days prior to enrollment; 2. Cataract or refractive surgery performed more than 90 days before enrollment and without posterior capsule opacification 3. Other glaucoma surgery more than 6 months prior to enrollment. 6. History of systemic or ocular condition (other than glaucoma or mild to moderate cataract) known to affect visual function. 7. History of medication known to affect visual function or influence patient reaction time 8. Inability to use device after remote training session 9. Subjects unwilling and/or unable to participate
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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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Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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