Projected Peripheral Defocus Using a Wearable Device

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Conditions studied: Myopia

In brief

Acucela Inc. intends to develop a medical device to significantly halt or reverse myopic progression, which is a significant public health concern across the world, especially in Asian demographics. Acucela is working towards a spectacle-like device (eSPECs), which will have a clear zone for unimpeded central visual tasks and a periphery that provides defocus in order to alter retinal physiology leading to myopia regulation. This study will establish the changes seen during a proof-of-concept that projected defocus in the periphery utilizing a wearable device will stimulate physiological changes similar to those in the literature.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04415684

Run by

Kubota Vision Inc.

People needed

26

Starts

2020-06-29

Expected to finish

2020-08-20

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Spherical equivalent +2.00 to -4.00 diopters
• Refractive cylinder ≤ 0.75 diopters
• Visual acuity 20/20 -3 or better

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or lactating
• Active ocular infection
• History of dry eye, strabismus, or amblyopia
• Previous or planned ocular surgery
• Use of medication known to affect vision or accommodation

Where it is running

• Manhattan Vision Associates/institute of Vision Research — New York, New York, United States

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