New lens for cataracts: how happy are patients after surgery?
NCT ID NCT06250322
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 307 cataract patients who received a special lens called TECNIS PC IOL to correct both cataracts and presbyopia (age-related blurry near vision). Researchers collected information from medical records and questionnaires to see how well patients saw, how satisfied they were, and what surgeons thought. The goal was to gather real-world data on the lens's performance after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TECNIS presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that the TECNIS IOL provides good visual outcomes and high patient satisfaction after cataract surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no control group, so results may not prove the lens is better than other options. It only looks at existing medical records, so data quality may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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307 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
A pre-existing population of subjects bilaterally implanted with the PC IOL at approximately 20 sites in Europe and Asia Pacific. Bilateral pseudophakic subjects implanted with the TECNIS PC IOL will be enrolled.
- 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 who are bilaterally implanted with TECNIS PC IOL and are at least 45 days postoperative from their second eye surgery * Clear intraocular media * Signed informed consent and data protection documentation * Availability, willingness, ability, and sufficient cognitive awareness to comply with examination procedures * Ability to understand, read, and write English or the local language in which the informed consent and questionnaires are provided Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with ongoing adverse events that might impact outcomes during the study * Use of systemic or ocular medication that may affect vision * Acute or chronic disease or condition, ocular trauma or surgery that may confound results * Patients with amblyopia, strabismus, nystagmus * Concurrent participation in another clinical trial
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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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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
New Delhi, India
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Augenklinik Ahaus GmbH & Co. KG
Ahaus, 48683, Germany
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Augenklinik Dardenne
Bonn, 53177, Germany
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CHU Morvan Brest
Brest, 29609, France
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Centre for Sight Eye Institute
New Delhi, 110029, India
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Clinica Oftalmologica Diez del Corral
Madrid, 28016, Spain
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Clinique Juge Marseille
Marseille, 13008, France
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ETZ
Tilburg, 5022 GC, Netherlands
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Kim's eye clinic
Seoul, 7301, South Korea
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Korea Uni.Kuro
Seoul, 8308, South Korea
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Lions Eye Institute
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Mirzana IOA
Madrid, 28035, Spain
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Narayana Nethralaya
Bengaluru, India
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Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam
Rotterdam, 3011 BH, Netherlands
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Sunshine Eye Clinic
Birtinya, Queensland, 4575, Australia
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The Eye Foundation
Coimbatore, India
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The Queensland Eye Institute Foundation
Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery - A Karl-Landsteiner-Institute
Vienna, 1140, Austria
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Vision Eye Institute
Chatswood, New South Wales, 2067, Australia
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Vithas Alicante
Madrid, 28043, Spain
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