Eye-tracking Based Amblyopia Training

An Eye-Tracking-Based Binocular Amblyopia Technology Improves Both Visual Acuity and Binocularity

Screening A child is considered for the study after undergoing a standard of care and study-specific eye examinations (by a study investigator as part of the standard of care) that identify amblyopia appearing to meet the eligibility criteria. The study will be discussed with the child's parent(s) or guardian(s) (referred to subsequently as parent (s)). Parent(s) who express an interest in the study will be given a copy of the informed consent form to read. Written informed consent must be obtained from a parent and child prior to performing any study-specific procedures that are not part of the child's routine care.

On screening visit, eligibility assessment, medical history, Demographic data, Refraction and Cycloplegia, Demonstration suitability using the CureSight, ATS Diplopia Questionnaire, Symptom Survey Distance VA Testing, Ocular Alignment Testing, Near VA Testing, Stereoacuity Testing- Titmus Fly, Eye movement exams (optional), Contrast sensitivity (optional), Reading rest (optional).

All eligible subjects enrolled in the study will be followed for 24 weeks of training followed by 52 weeks of follow-up.

24 weeks: Binocular treatment 90 minutes per day, 5 days per week for 12 weeks followed by 90 minutes per day, 3 days per week for an additional 12 weeks

Follow up visits

• Visit 1: 4 weeks ± 1 week
• Visit 2: 8 weeks ± 1 week
• Visit 3: 12 weeks ± 1 week
• Visit 4: 24 weeks ± 1 week (primary endpoint)
• Optional Visit 5: 52 weeks ± 1 week (exploratory outcome, including retainment of improvement; and additional exploratory outcomes)

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Amblyopia
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: CureSight

Detailed Description

The Study Purpose is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel binocular eye-tracking-based passive home treatment system delivering personalized amblyopia therapy.

Methods: Real-time foveal area blur was induced on the dominant eye of 20 participants (aged 4-15 years) with anisometropic, strabismic (<5 PD) or mixed amblyopia. Subjects were trained over 12 weeks with 5 weekly sessions and then for an additional 12 weeks with 3 weekly sessions. Primary outcome was the improvement in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and stereo acuity. Secondary outcomes were adherence, improvement persistence, and patient-reported comfort.

Screening A child is considered for the study after undergoing a standard of care and study-specific eye examinations (by a study investigator as part of the standard of care) that identify amblyopia appearing to meet the eligibility criteria. The study will be discussed with the child's parent(s) or guardian(s) (referred to subsequently as parent (s)). Parent(s) who express an interest in the study will be given a copy of the informed consent form to read. Written informed consent must be obtained from a parent and child prior to performing any study-specific procedures that are not part of the child's routine care.

On screening visit, eligibility assessment, medical history, Demographic data, Refraction and Cycloplegia, Demonstration suitability using the CureSight, ATS Diplopia Questionnaire, Symptom Survey, Distance VA Testing, Ocular Alignment Testing, Near VA Testing, Stereoacuity Testing- Titmus Fly, Eye movement exams (optional), Contrast sensitivity (optional), Reading rest (optional).

All eligible subjects enrolled in the study will be followed for 24 weeks:

Binocular treatment 90 minutes per day, 5 days per week for 12 weeks followed by 90 minutes per day, 3 days per week for an additional 12 weeks

Follow up visits

• Visit 1: 4 weeks ± 1 week
• Visit 2: 8 weeks ± 1 week
• Visit 3: 12 weeks ± 1 week
• Optional Visit 5: 52 weeks ± 1 week (exploratory outcome, including retainment of improvement; and additional exploratory outcomes)
• For each individual subject, clinician's decision regarding: continue treatment by patching or terminate treatment Treatment cessation and follow-up; or, Treatment continuation (patching)
• Visit 4: 24 weeks ± 1 week (primary endpoint)

The call center will be comprised of NovaSight personnel, protected by a firewall. For the patching group subjects, the call center personnel will contact all subjects' guardians at 1 week (3 to 7 days) to encourage initial compliance with treatment.

For the CureSight treatment group, the call center will contact the subjects' guardians in order to:

1. Assist first time setup at home over the phone
2. Provide technical support by phone in case of system malfunction or any other query or problem appearing during treatment
3. Respond to compliance notifications of the software and contact the subject's guardians when needed in order to encourage compliance
4. Answer any questions that arise by the subjects or guardians. Permission for such contacts will be included in the Informed Consent Form. The call center personal will be exposed to the following details, contact information, email and phone number.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 23
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Israel
  • Select A State
    • Ramat Gan, Select A State, Israel, 52621
      • Sheba Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 4 years to 40 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

The following criteria must be met for a child to be enrolled in the study:

1. Age 4 to 40 years male and female
2. Amblyopia associated with strabismus, anisometropia, or both (previously treated or untreated)
3. Must have refractive error correction (based on a cycloplegic refraction completed within the last 7 months)
4. Spectacle correction meeting the above criteria must be worn For at least 16 weeks OR until distance VA stability is documented (defined as <0.1 logMAR change by the same testing method measured on 2 consecutive exams at least 8 weeks apart).

5. VA, measured in each eye without cycloplegia in current spectacle correction using the Lea symbol per ATS VA protocol for children < 7 years and the EETDRS VA protocol for children ≥ 7 years on a study-approved device displaying single surrounded optotypes, as follows:

   1. Visual acuity in the amblyopic eye <1.0 logMAR (20/200)
   2. Best-corrected dominant-eye VA <0.2
   3. Interocular difference ≥ 2 logMAR lines
6. Heterotropia with a near deviation of <5∆ (measured by SPCT) in habitual correction (Angles of ocular deviation >4∆ are not allowed because large magnitudes of the deviation would compromise successful alignment of the dichoptic stimuli.)
7. Passing a dedicated 10 min in-clinic performance ability test to assure suitable eye tracking performance (validity of eye tracking data >90% and successful calibration process).

7. Subjects and families eligible for clinic visits over duration of study.

8. Subject in general good health and able, as per investigator decision, to comply with study visits and protocol procedures and wear refractive correction and has access to wireless internet at home which is able to support the CureSight treatment (loaned by sponsor).

9. Signed and dated informed consent form.

10. Parent and participant understand and are willing to comply with study procedures and will be available for the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Myopia greater than -6.00 D. spherical equivalent in either eye.
2. Known skin reactions to patch or bandage adhesives.
3. Severe developmental delay that would interfere with treatment or evaluation (in the opinion of the investigator).
4. Any condition that might interfere with eye tracking, such as ptosis
5. Any reported anatomic ocular anomaly (e.g., small lens opacity, myelinated nerve fiber layer).
6. Previous intraocular or refractive surgery.
7. Heterophoria with a total near deviation of ≥10Δ (measured by PACT

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Study arm - Binocular CureSight; Using binocular treatment device 90 min a day 5 times a week for 12 weeks following by 90 min a day 3 times a week for additional 12 weeks	Device: CureSight; Binocular eye-tracking-based passive home treatment system delivering personalized amblyopia therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Best-Corrected Visual Acuity of Amblyopic Eye	Mean visual acuity change from baseline Using LogMAR LEA symbols optotype for participants < 7 years of age and LEA numbers optotype for participants ≥ 7 years of age	24 weeks
Best-Corrected Visual Acuity of Fellow Eye	Mean visual acuity change from baseline Using LogMAR LEA symbols for participants < 7 years of age and LEA numbers for participants ≥ 7 years of age	24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Adherence	Duration spent using the device divided by the duration of treatment prescribed	4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks
Stereoacuity	Mean stereoacuity change from baseline using the Titmus stereo acuity chart	4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks
Amblyopic eye best-corrected visual acuity	Mean visual acuity change from baseline Using LogMAR LEA symbols for participants < 7 years of age and LEA numbers for participants ≥ 7 years of age	4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NovaSight
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tamara Wygnanski-Jaffe, MD, Sheba Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Related Info

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 5, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 19, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): March 19, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 13, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 14, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 8, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 6, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Adherence; Amblyopia; Visual acuity; Eye tracking; Binocular treatment; Lazy eye; Dichoptic treatment; Stereoacuity
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Eye Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Sensation Disorders; Vision Disorders; Amblyopia
• Other Study ID Numbers: NS-00101-R01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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

IPD Plan Description

All data requests should be submitted to the corresponding author for consideration.

Access to de-identified participant data may be made available with publication for non commercial research with a signed data access agreement

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No