Smart contact lenses could revolutionize glaucoma monitoring
NCT ID NCT07224542
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests smart soft contact lenses that measure eye pressure continuously for 24 hours in people with glaucoma and healthy adults. Researchers will check how accurate and comfortable the lenses are compared to standard eye pressure tests. The goal is to improve glaucoma care by providing more detailed pressure readings throughout the day.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Experimental Contact Lens Sensor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more comfortable and continuous way to monitor eye pressure, helping doctors better manage glaucoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on device accuracy and comfort, not treatment. The sensor may not be as reliable as current methods, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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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22 years and older
- 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.
Glaucomatous Arm Inclusion Criteria * 22+ years of age * Able to wear soft contact lenses * Previously diagnosed, currently pharmaceutically treated Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) Non-Glaucomatous (Healthy Older Adults) Arm Inclusion Criteria * 22+ years of age * Able to wear soft contact lenses * Without glaucomatous disease Exclusion Criteria for all arms: * Unable to complete the study procedures * Ocular disease other than glaucoma (if applicable) * Significant acute or chronic medical, neurologic, or other illness in the patient that, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, could compromise subject safety, limit the ability to complete the study, and/or compromise the objectives of the study and/or is contradicted for soft contact lens or sensor lens use
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University - Clinical Optics Research Lab
Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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