New lens aims to sharpen sight after cataract removal
NCT ID NCT07650201
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new artificial lens, called an intraocular lens (IOL), placed in the eye during cataract surgery. The lens is designed to replace the eye's natural lens and help restore vision. Researchers will measure how clearly participants see one year after surgery and check for any side effects. The study includes adults who need cataract surgery and aims to confirm the lens is safe and works well.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- KI-362-US1 (YP2.2VM) intraocular lens (IOL)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this lens could offer a safe and effective option for restoring clear vision after cataract surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm study without a comparison group, so results may not prove superiority over existing lenses. Risks include typical post-surgery complications like infection or lens dislocation.
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Study facts
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- 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 340 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Are able and willing to provide written informed consent, attend all scheduled visits, and comply with all trial procedures and follow-up * Have a study eye with visually significant cataract for which phacoemulsification cataract extraction and posterior chamber IOL implantation is indicated * Meet all other inclusion criteria outlined in the clinical study protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Have serious systemic disease that could increase operative risk or conditions that can confound the surgical outcome * Within 30 days of the Screening Visit, use of systemic medications with significant ocular side effects or any medications that could confound the outcome or increase participant risk * Meet any other exclusion criteria outlined in the clinical study protocol
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