Tiny lens left behind may affect vision after laser eye surgery
NCT ID NCT06806085
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at why some people develop higher-order vision distortions after SMILE laser eye surgery when a tiny piece of the removed lens is left in the eye. Researchers will measure changes in the eye's surface shape before and after surgery in 33 people. The goal is to understand what factors cause these distortions, which could help improve future surgeries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery with lenticule retained
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help surgeons refine SMILE procedures to reduce visual distortions for future patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 33 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 33 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
Who is studied
Each subject must have complete surgical video recordings and medical records.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- 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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years, gender unrestricted; 2. Equivalent spherical refraction ≤ -10.0D, corrected distance visual acuity ≥ 1.0, myopia stable for ≥ 2 years, and no contact lens wear for at least 2 weeks; 3. The patient voluntarily participates in this study, signs the informed consent form, and agrees to follow up according to the study plan; 4. Predicted postoperative residual corneal stromal thickness ≥ 280 micrometers. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subclinical keratoconus, keratoconus, moderate to severe corneal opacities or scars, and other ocular conditions; 2. Diabetes, keloid-prone constitution, autoimmune and connective tissue diseases, etc.; 3. Severe mental disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder; inability to cooperate with physicians; 4. Refusal to participate in the study.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330000, China
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