Could a single eye implant replace years of glaucoma drops?
NCT ID NCT07036510
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a new implant that slowly releases the glaucoma drug timolol inside the eye. It is for people with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who are already having cataract surgery. The study compares three doses of the implant against standard timolol eye drops to see if the implant can safely lower eye pressure for up to three years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a timolol-releasing intraocular implant (TimoD) and timolol eye drops
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this implant could offer a more convenient way to lower eye pressure for years with a single procedure, reducing the need for daily eye drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with only 42 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The implant requires eye surgery, which carries risks like infection or inflammation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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40 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: * Capable of giving signed informed consent. * In good general and mental health without ongoing clinically significant abnormalities in medical history. * Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension and age-related cataract eligible for intra-capsular IOL placement. * Successful, uncomplicated cataract surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity or contraindications to β- blockers. * Participants using any systemic or topical drug known to interfere with visual performance, pupil dilation, or iris structure * Significant risks caused by washout of ocular hypotensive medications. * Clinically significant ocular pathology other than OHT, glaucoma and cataract.
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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.
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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Panama Eye Center
RECRUITINGPanama City, Panama
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