New lens implant could sharpen vision for kids with cataracts and astigmatism
NCT ID NCT06294795
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a toric intraocular lens implant in 40 children aged 6 to 17 with cataracts and astigmatism (a condition where the eye is shaped like a football). The goal was to see if this special lens could improve vision better than standard surgery. All children had cataract surgery with the toric lens placed in the eye. Researchers measured vision sharpness and eye curvature after surgery to see how well the lens corrected both problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- toric intraocular lens implant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a standard way to correct both cataracts and astigmatism in children with a single surgery, improving long-term vision without glasses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all children. Risks include surgical complications or the lens not fully correcting astigmatism.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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6 to 18 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. Visually significant cataract; 2. Corneal astigmatism more than 1.25 diopters; 3. Children aged ≥ 6 years and \< 18 years. Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a corneal diameter less than 9 mm; 2. Presence of corneal scarring; 3. Irregular astigmatism; 4. Intraocular pressure more than 25 mm Hg; 5. Active inflammatory process of the eyeball or signs of a previous episode of inflammation; 6. Traumatic, subluxated, or complicated cataract; 7. Persistent Fetal Vasculature; 8. Diseases of the optic nerve or macula that may limit visual potential; 9. History of previous intraocular surgeries; 10. Performing posterior capsulorhexis intraoperatively.
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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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Kazakh Eye Research Institute
Almaty, 050012, Kazakhstan
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Kazakh Eye Research Institute
Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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