A Clinical Trial to Evaluate a Corneal Inlay for the Improvement of Near Vision in Presbyopic Patients
- Conditions
- Presbyopia
- Interventions
- Device: The Raindrop Near Vision Inlay
- Registration Number
- NCT01373580
- Lead Sponsor
- ReVision Optics, Inc.
- Brief Summary
This study will be a prospective, multicenter clinical trial in which a total of 400 subjects will be enrolled. All subjects will be followed over a 36 month time frame with a maximum of 15 clinical sites participating. Qualified subjects will provide informed consent for entry into the study.
- Detailed Description
The loss of near vision and the ability to perform tasks that require near vision is part of the normal aging process. This natural transformation in the eye occurs as a result of the loss of accommodation of the crystalline lens, a condition known as presbyopia. Presbyopia, characterized by a progressive, age-related loss of accommodation (i.e., the lens ability to focus clearly over a wide range of distances), is most prevalent of all visual deficiencies, affecting 100% of the population over the course of a normal life span. Loss of accommodation begins early in life and, for an emmetropic eye, generally culminates in a complete loss of functional near vision.
ReVision Optics has developed the Raindrop corneal inlay for the correction of near vision. The Raindrop is a 2mm corneal inlay, as small as a pinhead, thinner than a human hair and about 1/500th of a droplet of water. The inlay is the same refractive index as the human cornea. The inlay is placed in the non-dominant eye,centered over the pupil after a corneal flap (LASIK)has been made. The Raindrop is expected to provide presbyopic subjects with improvement of near and intermediate vision.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 373
must be presbyopic adults, needing from +1.50 to +2.50 or reading add must have uncorrected near visual acuity worse than 20/40 and better than 20/200in the eye to be implanted must have an uncorrected distance visual acuity of 20/25 or better in both eyes must have a distance visual acuity correctable to 20/20 in both eyes must have a near visual acuity correctable to 20/20 in both eyes must have a manifest refraction spherical equivalent between -0.50 and +1.00D in the eye to be implanted with no more than 0.75D of refractive cylinder must report stable vision, i.e. no change in distance vision and or MRSE within 0.50D over prior 12 months must discontinue hard or rigid gas permeable lenses for at least 3 weeks and discontinue soft lenses for at least 1 week prior to baseline examination must have a minimum central corneal thickness of >500 microns in the eye to be implanted must have a mesopic pupil < 7.0mm and photopic pupil >3.0mm in the eye to be implanted subjects aged 45 years or younger must have an endothelial cell count
Subjects with a difference of >0.75 between the manifest refraction spherical equivalent and the cycloplegic refraction spherical equivalent Subjects with anterior segment pathology, including clinically significant cataracts, in the non-dominant eye Subjects with residual, recurrent, active ocular or uncontrolled eyelid disease, or any corneal abnormality (including endothelial dystrophy, guttata, recurrent corneal erosion, etc.) in the non-dominant eye Subjects with ophthalmoscopic signs of keratoconus (or keratoconus suspect) in the non-dominant eye Subjects with clinically significant dry eyes, as determined by either the presence of greater than mild symptoms of dryness or discomfort or SPK greater than grade 1 Subjects with distorted or unclear mires on topography maps of the non-dominant eye Subjects with macular degeneration, retinal detachment, or any other fundus pathology that would prevent an acceptable visual outcome in the non-dominant eye Subjects who have undergone LASIK surgery in the non-dominant eye Subjects with a history of herpes zoster or herpes simplex keratitis Subjects who have a history of steroid responsive rise in intraocular pressure, pre-operative IOP>21 mm Hg, glaucoma or are a glaucoma suspect Subjects with a history of diagnosed diabetes, autoimmune disease, connective tissue disease, or clinically significant atopic syndrome Subjects on chronic systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive therapy that may affect wound healing, and any immunocompromised subjects Subjects who are using ophthalmic mediation(s) other than artificial tears for treatment of any ocular pathology Subjects using systemic medications with significant ocular side effects Subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study Subjects what are participating in any other ophthalmic drug or device studies during the time of this clinical investigation Subjects with known sensitivity to planned study concomitant medications
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Raindrop The Raindrop Near Vision Inlay A single-arm study to evaluate the effectiveness of a 2 mm corneal inlay (Raindrop Near Vision Inlay) for the treatment of presbyopia (age-related near vision loss). The anterior curvature of the cornea is re-shaped after implanting the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay in the non-dominant eye under a femtosecond laser flap to improve near vision.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Participants With Improvement in Uncorrected Near Visual Acuity (20/40 or Better) in the Implanted Eye 24 Months 75% of participants should achieve uncorrected near visual acuity in the implanted eye of 20/40 or better as compared to preoperative baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Participants With no or Minimal Loss of Best Corrected Visual Acuity in the Implanted Eye at 6 months postoperative and all subsequent visits Less than 5% of participants should lose more than two lines of best corrected distance and near visual acuity in the implanted eye; and less than 1% of participants with preoperative best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BCDVA) of 20/20 in the implanted eye should have best corrected distance and near visual acuity worse than 20/40 in the implanted eye at 6 months postoperative and all subsequent visits.
Number of Participants With Induced Manifest Refractive Astigmatism in the Implanted Eye At 6 months postoperative and all subsequent visits Less than 5% of participants should have postoperative manifest refractive astigmatism in the implanted eye that increases from baseline by greater than 2.00 D at 6 months postoperative and all subsequent visits.
Trial Locations
- Locations (11)
Carter Eye Center
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
NuVision.
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Dougherty Laser Vision
🇺🇸Camarillo, California, United States
Lehmann Eye Center
🇺🇸Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Jon G. Dishler, M.D.
🇺🇸Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
Chu Vision
🇺🇸Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Harvard Eye Associates
🇺🇸Laguna Hills, California, United States
Coastal Vision
🇺🇸Newport Beach, California, United States
Eyesight Hawaai
🇺🇸Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Slade and Baker Vision Center
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Key-Whitman Eye Center
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States