24-hour Wear Performance and Safety Study of Smartlens miLens Contact Lens for IOP Monitoring

Last updated: April 15, 2025
Sponsor: Smartlens, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Glaucoma

Vascular Diseases

Ocular Hypertension

Treatment

miLens system

Clinical Study ID

NCT06689696
miLens-002
  • Ages 22-80
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new contact lens device can record patterns in eye pressure for 24 hours in adults with glaucoma and in healthy participants.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Is the contact lens device able to detect patterns in eye pressure that happens naturally between nighttime and daytime?

  • Are the contact lens recording patterns similar when repeated one week later?

  • What eye problems do participants have when wearing contact lens for up to 24 hours?

Researchers will compare if the recordings detected by the contact lens over 24 hours are similar to the patterns measured by an eye pressure measuring instrument used in a doctor's office.

Participants will

  • Wear contact lens in one eye for up to 24 hours

  • Take recordings in that eye with smartphone camera every 15 minutes when awake

  • For those participants who are able to stay overnight at a hotel for the trial, researchers will measure the eye pressure in the other eye every 1 to 2 hours when awake with an eye pressure measuring instrument.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects ≥22 to ≤80 years of age

  2. Subjects with:

  • prior diagnosis of POAG in at least one eye, including normal tension glaucomaor prior diagnosis of POAG suspect including OHTN in at least one eye for whomno evidence or suspicion of structural or functional glaucomatous damage exists

  • Diagnosis of POAG from medical records characterized by open angles and (1) optic nerve cupping consistent with glaucoma, with diffuse or focalthinning of neuroretinal rim or nerve fiber layer defects or a differencein cup/disc ratio > 0.2, not explained by anisometropia or othernon-glaucomatous causes (2) visual field defects consistent with opticnerve cupping, with glaucomatous hemifield test outside normal limits or apattern standard deviation (PSD) worse than 5th percentile (P<0.05) byStandard Automated Perimetry, or VF defects with Goldmann visual fieldtest consistent with glaucomatous nerve fiber layer loss includingparacentral scotoma, nasal step or arcuate defects

  • Diagnosis of POAG suspect from medical records established by open anglesand IOP ≥22 mmHg (OHTN) OR abnormal appearing optic disc appearance ORglaucomatous visual field defects

  • no prior history of POAG/OHTN in either eye

  1. In subjects with no history of POAG/OHTN, GAT IOP difference between eyes must be ≤ 2 mmHg, with IOP no less than 10 mmHg in both eyes and no greater than 21 mmHg inboth eyes.

  2. Mean keratometry value is between 7.5 mm and 8.2 mm in at least one eye (the miLenseye)

  3. GEN4 miLens contact lens fitting on the subject's eye is acceptable by a slit lampexam at Day 0 (measurement study visit)

  4. Subjects with ability to discontinue habitual IOP-lowering medications, if any, inboth eyes on Day 0 visit until the end of the 24-hour wear period (and ifapplicable, similarly for the Week 1 visit) (No preservative-free topical glaucomamedications will be allowed for the duration of the study)

  5. Able to understand, sign and complete the informed consent and available to completethe minimum set of self-acquired smartphone images over the 24-hour contact lenswear period, preferably at an assigned site and likely available for a repeatsession after a week

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. BCVA worse than 20/200 in either eye

  2. Greater than 6 diopters spherical equivalent in either eye

  3. Greater than 3 diopters of keratometric cylinder in either eye

  4. Central corneal thickness greater than 0.60 mm or less than 0.50 mm in either eye (per GAT study guidelines in ANSI Z80.10)

  5. Known history of difficulty in obtaining Goldmann IOP measurements or any factorsthat might contribute to inaccurate Goldmann IOP measurements (e.g. lid squeezing ortremor)

  6. Subjects who have had ocular surgery within the last 6 months in either eye

  7. Subjects who have had corneal refractive surgery

  8. History of Keratoconus, corneal scarring, or other chronic corneal disease in eithereye

  9. Subjects with contraindication for wearing contact lenses or history of intoleranceor difficulties associated with contact lens use including history of dry eyedisease

  10. Subjects with current signs/symptoms of clinically significant dry eye disease

  11. Active eye disease, injury or ocular abnormalities affecting the cornea,conjunctiva, or eyelids or slit lamp findings ≥ grade 3

  12. Active inflammation of either eye

  13. Active infection of either eye

  14. Corneal vascularization of either eye

  15. Known allergy to silicone

  16. Known allergy to corneal anesthetic

  17. Secondary forms of open angle glaucoma (OAG) in either eye

  18. Poor or eccentric fixation in either eye

  19. Nystagmus

  20. Microphthalmos of either eye

  21. Buphthalmos of either eye

  22. Subject is pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant during the course ofthe study

  23. Concurrent participation in any clinical trial

  24. Disabling arthritis or limited motor coordination that might limit self-handling ofa smart phone with miLens eyepiece attached.

  25. Experience using or interacting with miLens and smartphone imaging app during aprevious usability or clinical trial

  26. Any affiliation with Smartlens and its employees

  27. Subjects with any significant dermatologic condition (e.g., history of skinirritation, allergies, skin eczema) that poses a concern for skin contact with thecamera eyepiece, based on the Investigator's judgment

Study Design

Total Participants: 125
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: miLens system
Phase:
Study Start date:
February 19, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
February 28, 2026

Study Description

This study will enroll healthy participants and those with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension from a minimum of two and up to 10 research sites in US.

All participants will be informed about the study and its potential risks and required to provide written informed consent prior to undergoing study-related procedures. Participants will be screened for eligibility. The study will be conducted in a 24-hour session in eligible subjects, preferably at a hotel or similar location that allows overnight stay. For subjects who complete the first session at a hotel and are able to return in a week, the study will be repeated in another 24-hour session.

At the beginning of the 24-hour session, the study staff will place the miLens in the study eye. The study eye is designated as the eye with higher intraocular pressure (IOP) or randomly selected if IOP is equal. Participants will be asked to capture miLens measurements using smartphone camera. The miLens smartphone app will auto-adjust zoom and capture image, which will be automatically sent to the cloud-based image processing software. The participants will be asked to capture miLens images every 15 minutes over 24 hours, except during sleep time between 10:30 pm and 5:30 am.

The study staff will also measure IOP in the other eye using a tonometer every 1-2 hours. In addition, participants will be asked to rate comfort on a numerical scale to assess tolerability to lens wear. Safety is assessed by biomicroscopy examination and by measuring vision and refraction before and after the session.

The 24-hour session is repeated after 6-8 days, starting at around the same time as the first session, in the same study eye.

Connect with a study center

  • Nvision Clinical Reseacrh, LLC

    Fullerton, California 92835
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • North Bay Eye Associates, Inc.

    Petaluma, California 94954
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nvision Clinical Research, LLC

    Torrance, California 90505
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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