Special glasses may tame nearsightedness by reshaping the eye
NCT ID NCT07686289
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether special glasses called Kubota Glass can temporarily change the length of the eye, which is key to controlling nearsightedness (myopia). Participants aged 8 to 24 with mild to moderate myopia will try five different lens settings in a randomized, double-masked design. The goal is to find the best optical defocus parameters for slowing myopia progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Kubota Glass (optical defocus device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a non-invasive way to slow or control myopia progression in children and young adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on temporary changes, not long-term outcomes. The effect may not translate to lasting myopia control.
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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 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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8 to 24 years
- 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: * Be of legal age or, if under legal age have written consent of their parent or guardian to participate. * Sign written Informed Consent (and the California Bill of Rights, if applicable). * Be between age 8-24 (inclusive) and able to understand and assent to participation. * Have a spherical component of spectacle prescription between -1.00 and -5.00 diopters (D) (inclusive) in each eye. * Have a refractive astigmatism of less than or equal to -1.00 D in each eye. * Have axial length between 23.00 and 25.99 millimeters (mm) in each eye. * Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity (BSCVA) of 20/25 or better in each eye. * Be willing and able to follow instructions and attend the schedule of follow-up visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent and assent. * Eye injury or surgery within twelve weeks immediately prior to enrollment. * Currently enrolled in an ophthalmic clinical trial. * Pregnant or lactating or expect to become pregnant during the trial (by self-report). * Evidence of systemic or ocular abnormality, infection or disease. * Use of medications that may affect the eye (including, but not limited to, corticosteroids and antimetabolites). * Anisometropia ≥ 2.00. * Subjects who have undergone corneal refractive surgery. * Use atropine or other anticholinergic drug within the past month. * Employees or immediate family members of employees of study sites or sponsor.
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