Glasses that fight nearsightedness: a new hope for kids?
NCT ID NCT05689567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether special 'peripheral focus-out' glasses can prevent nearsightedness (myopia) in Chinese children aged 6 to 8. Over two years, 160 children will wear the glasses at least 8 hours a day. Researchers will measure changes in their vision to see if the glasses help keep eyes healthy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Peripheral focus-out glasses (DEFOG glasses)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, these glasses could help prevent nearsightedness in young children, reducing the need for stronger prescriptions later.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 160 children. The glasses may not prevent myopia, and long-term effects are unknown.
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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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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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6 to 8 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: 1. Age: ≥6 and ≤8 years at enrollment. 2. At least one parent' s Spherical equivalent refraction≤-3.00D. 3. Spherical equivalent refractions (SERs) under cycloplegia: +0.50 to +1.50 diopters (D) 4. Astigmatism ≤1.00 D . 5. Anisometropia ≤1.00 D. 6. Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) : 1.0 or better 7. Provision of consent written by subject's legal guardian 8. Willing and able to participate in all required activities of the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any of the following abnormalities on the ocular surface, such as trachoma, pemphigoid, chemical injury, heat burn, radiation injury, etc. 2. Eyelid abnormalities (e.g. entropion, ectropion, tumor, edema, blepharospasm, incomplete eyelid closure, severe trichiasis, severe ptosis) ,which affect eyelid function in either eye 3. Eye diseases such as strabismus, amblyopia, anisometropia, fundus diseases, and accommodation abnormality,etc. 4. Prior treatment of myopia control in either eye, including but not limited to drugs, orthokeratology, low-level red-light therapy, etc. 5. Noncompliance with measurement at enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201110, China
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