Patch of your own eye tissue may fix stubborn vision holes
NCT ID NCT07318961
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new surgical technique for people with macular holes that didn't close after standard treatment. Surgeons take a small piece of the patient's own eye tissue (Tenon's capsule) and use it as a patch to plug the hole. Twenty participants will be followed for 3 months to see if the hole closes and vision improves.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Autologous Tenon's capsule graft (a piece of the patient's own eye tissue used as a patch during surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new surgical option for people with macular holes that didn't close with standard surgery, potentially improving vision.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial with only 20 people and no comparison group. The graft may not help everyone, and surgery carries risks like infection or retinal detachment.
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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 20 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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Jun 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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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: * Age 18 years or older * Refractory full-thickness macular hole defined as: * Chronic macular hole \>400 µm, or * Persistent macular hole following prior vitrectomy with ILM peeling and gas tamponade * Clear ocular media and adequate fixation for OCT imaging * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active ocular infection or inflammation * Advanced glaucoma or optic neuropathy * History of intraocular tumors * Severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy * Significant systemic diseases likely to affect visual recovery
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Benha University
RECRUITINGBanhā, Benha, 13111, Egypt
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