Laser precision may make tough cataract surgery safer
NCT ID NCT07266844
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special laser device (CAPSULaser) to create a precise opening in the lens capsule during cataract surgery in 24 patients with intumescent cataract, a type of dense cataract that can make surgery tricky. The goal was to see if the laser could make the opening more accurate and reduce complications. The study is complete, but results are not yet published.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- selective laser capsulotomy device (CAPSULaser)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this laser technique could make cataract surgery safer and more precise for people with a specific type of dense cataract.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, early study with only 24 participants. The results may not apply to all cataract patients, and the device may not be widely available.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * patients with intumescent cataract and good pupil dilatation Exclusion Criteria: * absence of corneal scaring
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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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Magrabi eye hospitals
Jeddah, Jedda, 22233, Saudi Arabia