Can High-Tech eye exams save sight in underserved communities?
NCT ID NCT06934577
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a technology-enhanced eye exam to a standard optometric exam for detecting three leading causes of blindness: glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts. About 900 adults at a Federally Qualified Health Center will be randomly assigned to one of the two exams. The goal is to see which method finds more vision-threatening eye disease, especially in communities with limited access to eye care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Technology-enhanced eye disease detection protocol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve early detection of blinding eye diseases in underserved communities, potentially reducing vision loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial comparing two screening methods, not testing a new treatment. The technology-enhanced protocol may not detect more disease than standard care, and results may not apply to all populations.
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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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About 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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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18 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: • Speak English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Finnish, Albanian, Russian or Tagalog Exclusion Criteria: * significant eye pain * sudden decrease in vision within one week * binocular diplopia * cognitive impairment * pregnancy * previously declined participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hamilton Optometry Clinic
RECRUITINGFlint, Michigan, 48505., United States
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