Surface Refractive Index Shift of Kalifilcon A Compared With Dailies Total1 and Precision1 Lenses

August 3, 2026 updated by: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Evaluation of Surface Refractive Index Shift and Lens Absorption / Adsorption of Tear Components of Commercially Available Kalifilcon A Lenses Compared to Dailies Total1 and Precision1

This was a single-site, bilateral, repeated-measures insertion study in habitual soft contact lens wearers. Ten participants were enrolled. All participants attended a Screening/Dispensing Visit at which informed consent was obtained and eligibility was assessed. Eligible participants then wore each of three commercially available daily disposable soft contact lens types - kalifilcon A (Bausch + Lomb), Dailies Total1 (delefilcon A, Alcon) and Precision1 (verofilcon A, Alcon), all -3.00 D - bilaterally for wear times of 0.5, 1, 3, 5 and 10 minutes over a total of 6 study visits. A new lens pair was inserted for each wear time, with a 3-5 minute washout period between lens pairs. Immediately following removal, the right-eye lens was measured for surface refractive index on a Metricon M-2010 Prism Coupler.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Rationale: earlier work (ROC2-20-012) showed a change in surface refractive index for Dailies Total1 (delefilcon A) and Precision1 (verofilcon A) lenses after 5 minutes of wear, attributed to a change in surface water content. ROC2-21-007 was designed to determine whether that change occurs in less than 5 minutes. Three study lenses (one test, two controls) were each worn bilaterally. Wear times of 0.5, 1 and 3 minutes were completed at one visit and 5 and 10 minutes at another visit for each lens type, giving 6 visits of approximately 30 minutes each, each on a separate day; the clinical investigation took approximately 2 weeks. Lens type order followed the study randomization schedule prepared before enrolment by an unmasked statistician not otherwise involved in the study; unmasked study personnel dispensed and collected study materials so that the participant and Investigator remained masked. Endpoint: surface refractive index of the worn right-eye lens, measured on a Metricon M-2010 Prism Coupler, compared with unworn (baseline) values for the same lens types. Continuous data were summarized with n, mean, standard deviation, median, minimum and maximum, and paired t-tests were used to compare unworn with worn values, with p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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10

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14609
        • Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Be 18 years or older and have full legal capacity to volunteer.
  2. Have physiologically normal anterior segments not exhibiting clinically significant biomicroscopy findings.
  3. Have no active ocular disease or allergic conjunctivitis.
  4. Not be using any topical ocular medications.
  5. Be willing and able to follow instructions.
  6. Have signed a statement of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participating in a conflicting study in the opinion of the Investigator.
  2. Considered by the Investigator to not be a suitable candidate for participation.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Other: All Participants: kalifilcon A, Then Dailies Total1, Then Precision1
Each participant wore all three study lens types bilaterally, one lens type per pair of visits, in the order specified by the study randomization schedule (kalifilcon A, then Dailies Total1, then Precision1). For each lens type a new lens pair was inserted for each wear time of 0.5, 1, 3, 5 and 10 minutes, with a 3-5 minute washout period between lens pairs. Wear times of 0.5, 1 and 3 minutes were completed at one visit and 5 and 10 minutes at another visit, for a total of 6 visits. Immediately after removal the right-eye lens was measured for surface refractive index on a Metricon M-2010 Prism Coupler.
Device: kalifilcon A daily disposable spherical soft contact lens
Commercially available Infuse (kalifilcon A) daily disposable spherical soft contact lens, -3.00 D, worn bilaterally for 0.5, 1, 3, 5 and 10 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Infuse
Device: Dailies Total1 (delefilcon A) daily disposable spherical soft contact lens
Commercially available Dailies Total1 (delefilcon A) daily disposable spherical soft contact lens (Alcon), -3.00 D, worn bilaterally for 0.5, 1, 3, 5 and 10 minutes.
Device: Precision1 (verofilcon A) daily disposable spherical soft contact lens
Commercially available Precision1 (verofilcon A) daily disposable spherical soft contact lens (Alcon), -3.00 D, worn bilaterally for 0.5, 1, 3, 5 and 10 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Surface Refractive Index of Worn Lenses
Time Frame: Unworn lens (baseline) and immediately after 0.5, 1, 3, 5, and 10 minutes of lens wear
Immediately following lens removal, the right-eye worn lens for each participant was measured for surface refractive index on a Metricon M-2010 Prism Coupler. A new lens pair was worn for each wear time. Surface refractive index is a dimensionless ratio and has no units.
Unworn lens (baseline) and immediately after 0.5, 1, 3, 5, and 10 minutes of lens wear

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Jeffery Schafer, OD, MS, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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April 7, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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April 15, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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April 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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April 7, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 8, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

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April 12, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 3, 2026

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • ROC2-21-007

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data will not be shared. This was an internal Bausch + Lomb device performance study; source data are retained in the Trial Master File.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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