New eye pressure gadget put to the test
NCT ID NCT06748092
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checked if a new device called the iCare IC1000 can accurately measure pressure inside the eye. Researchers compared it to standard tonometers in 168 adults. The goal was to see if the IC1000 meets official accuracy standards for use in clinics.
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 confirm that the iCare IC1000 is a reliable tool for measuring eye pressure, potentially improving glaucoma screening and monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed validation study, not a treatment trial. It only checks accuracy, not whether using the device improves patient outcomes.
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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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168 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with only one functional eye * Subjects having poor or eccentric fixation in the study eye * High corneal astigmatism \>3D in the study eye * Central corneal scarring * History of prior incisional glaucoma surgery or corneal surgery, including corneal refractive laser surgery in the study eye * Microphthalmos * Buphthalmos * Contact lens use within one week of continuous wear and within one hour if lens is worn occasionally * Dry eyes (clinically significant) * Lid squeezers - blepharospasm * Nystagmus * Keratoconus * Any other corneal or conjunctival pathology or infection relevant to this study * Central corneal thickness greater than 600 µm or less than 500 µm in the study eye * Cataract Extraction within last 2 months in the study eye
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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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Nova Scotia Health/Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada
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