A Study Raindrop Near Vision Inlay in Presbyopes Implanted in Corneal Pockets

A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay in Presbyopes Implanted in Corneal Pockets With a Delayed or Non-Delayed Approach

The objective of this study is to evaluate the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay for the improvement of near vision in presbyopes implanted in corneal pockets with a delayed or a non-delayed approach.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Presbyopia
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Raindrop Near Vision Inlay

Detailed Description

Patients must be presbyopic with a reading add from +1.5 to +2.5 D, and both emmetropes (MRSE from -0.5 to +0.5 D) as well as ametropes (requiring concurrent LASIK) are included in the investigation. In the non-delayed approach, the corneal pocket is created and inlay implanted on the same surgical day. In the delayed approach, the corneal pocket is created and dissected but the corneal inlay is not implanted. After one to three months, the corneal inlay is implanted on a second surgical day.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 2
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Panama City, Florida, United States, 32409
      • Eye Center of North Florida

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 41 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

1.1 Inclusion Criteria:

1.1.1 Patients require a near reading add from +1.5 to +2.5 D in the non-dominant eye.

1.1.2 Patients have a photopic pupil size of at least 3.0 mm in the non-dominant eye.

1.1.3 Patients have a central corneal thickness ≥ 500 microns in the non-dominant eye.

1.1.4 Patients have corrected distance and near visual acuity of 20/25 or better in each eye.

1.1.5 Patients have uncorrected near acuity of 20/40 or worse in the non-dominant eye.

1.1.6 Patients are willing and able to understand and sign a written Informed Consent Form prior to any study-specific procedures.

1.1.7 Patients are willing and able to return for scheduled follow-up examinations for 24 months after corneal inlay implantation.

1.1 Exclusion Criteria:

1.1.1 Patients with clinically significant dry eye (i.e., significant diffuse punctate staining with fluorescein and a tear breakup time less than 8 s) in either eye.

1.1.2 Patients with a planned corneal residual bed thickness that is less than 300 microns (corneal thickness - (intended ablation depth + intended flap thickness)).

1.1.3 Patients with macular pathology based on dilated fundus exam and/or optical coherence tomography (OCT) image.

1.1.4 Patients who would be co-managed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist who is not approved as a ReVision Optics investigator.

1.1.5 Patients with ocular pathology or disease (including pupil pathology such as fixated pupils) that might confound the outcome or increase the risk of adverse event.

1.1.6 Patients taking systemic or topical medications that might confound the outcome or increase the risk of adverse event. Patients taking isotretinoin or amiodarone hydrochloride and any other medication that affects the tear film or accommodation, including but not limited to, mydriatic, cycloplegic and mitotic agents, tricyclic, phenothiazines, benzodiazepines, and first generation antihistamines.

1.1.7 Patients with known sensitivity to any planned study medications. 1.1.8 Patients with residual, recurrent, active or uncontrolled eyelid disease. 1.1.9 Patients with significant corneal asymmetry or irregular topography. 1.1.10 Patients with clinically significant anterior segment pathology. 1.1.11 Patients with any corneal abnormality, including but not limited to, slit lamp findings for corneal staining Grade 3 or higher, recurrent corneal erosion or severe basement membrane disease, and pterygium extending onto the cornea.

1.1.12 Patients with ophthalmoscopic/topographic signs of keratoconus or those who are keratoconus suspect.

1.1.13 Patients with history of Herpes zoster or Herpes simplex keratitis. 1.1.14 Patients with any progressive retinal disease or patients with a history or evidence of retinal vascular occlusion and/or hypercoagulability, because of the risks associated with high pressures during suction application.

1.1.15 Patients with known history of steroid-responsive intraocular pressure increases, glaucoma, preoperative IOP > 21 mm Hg, or are otherwise suspected of having glaucoma.

1.1.16 Patients with amblyopia or strabismus or those who are at risk for developing strabismus postoperatively as determined by corneal light reflex and cover-uncover testing.

1.1.17 Patients with diabetic retinopathy, collagen, vascular, diagnosed autoimmune disease (e.g., lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromylagia), immunodeficiency (e.g., HIV), connective tissue disease, or clinically significant atopic syndrome such as allergies or asthma.

1.1.18 Patients on chronic systemic corticosteroid or other immunosuppressive therapy that may affect wound healing.

1.1.19 Patients with any type of active cancer (ophthalmic or non-ophthalmic). 1.1.20 Patients with uncontrolled infections of any kind. 1.1.21 Patients who are pregnant, lactating, of child-bearing potential and not practicing a medically approved method of birth control, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the trial, and patients with other conditions associated with fluctuation of hormones that could lead to refractive changes.

1.1.22 Patients who actively participate in contact sports (i.e., boxing, martial arts) where impacts to the face and eye are a normal occurrence.

1.1.23 Patients participating in any other ophthalmic or non-ophthalmic drug/device clinical trials during the time of this clinical investigation.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Delayed; Intervention: Raindrop Near Vision Inlay In the delayed approach, the corneal pocket is created and dissected but the corneal inlay is not implanted. After one to three months, the corneal inlay is implanted on a second surgical day.	Device: Raindrop Near Vision Inlay; The Raindrop Near Vision Inlay was approved by the US FDA in June of 2016 for the improvement of near vision in presbyopic emmetropes. Raindrop is a clear device made of a hydrogel material and resembles a microscopic contact lens; it is the first implantable device that changes the shape of the cornea to correct the refractive errors that cause near vision problems.
Active Comparator: Non-Delayed; Intervention: Raindrop Near Vision Inlay In the non-delayed approach, the corneal pocket is created and inlay implanted on the same surgical day.	Device: Raindrop Near Vision Inlay; The Raindrop Near Vision Inlay was approved by the US FDA in June of 2016 for the improvement of near vision in presbyopic emmetropes. Raindrop is a clear device made of a hydrogel material and resembles a microscopic contact lens; it is the first implantable device that changes the shape of the cornea to correct the refractive errors that cause near vision problems.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Uncorrected Visual Acuity	After the inlay procedure, patients will attain functional near acuity in the inlay eye and functional distance vision binocularly.	24 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of Corneal Reaction	Patients implanted with a delayed approach will have minimal incidence of corneal reaction as compared with non-delayed implantation.	24 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eye Center of North Florida
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Bret L. Fisher, MD, Eye Center of North Florida

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 18, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 23, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): October 23, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 27, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): October 31, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 10, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 28, 2020
• Last Verified: July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Eye Diseases; Refractive Errors; Presbyopia
• Other Study ID Numbers: ECNF17-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

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.: Yes