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Toric Performance And Constant Evaluation

Prospective Assessment of Constant Optimization and Visual Outcomes Following Monofocal Toric IOL Implantation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07471295
Acronym
PACE
Enrollment
130
Registered
2026-03-13
Start date
2026-07-13
Completion date
2028-02-28
Last updated
2026-07-22

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Conditions

Cataract

Brief summary

The main purpose of this investigation is to support safety and performance assessment of the investigational device with a focus on optimizing the IOL constants based on refractive outcomes.

Interventions

DEVICEMonofocal toric IOL

The device under investigation is a CE-approved monofocal bitoric, aspheric, aberration-correcting intraocular lens indicated for aphakia after surgical extraction of the cataractous natural lens and is also indicated for the correction of regular corneal astigmatism.

Sponsors

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
targomedGmbH
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Aged 18 years or older; * Patients willing, able, and with sufficient cognitive awareness to comply with examination procedures and schedule for follow-up visits; * Patients with clinically significant age-related cataract (cataract grades of 1, 2, 3 on the LOCSIII scale, but otherwise healthy, requiring surgical treatment, and scheduled for unilateral or bilateral phacoemulsification or Femtosecond-Laser-Assisted cataract surgery; * Patients with existing regular corneal astigmatism of minimum 0.75 D in at least the first eye to be operated. * Signed informed consent form; * Corrected distance visual acuity projected to be better than 0.2 logMAR after the cataract surgery, as determined by Investigator's medical judgment; * Calculated IOL power within the range of the investigational IOL; SE +18.0 D to +28.0 D (0.5 D Steps), and between a Cylinder range of +1.0 D to +2.5 D (0.5 D Steps); * Dilated pupil size large enough to visualize TIOL axis markings postoperatively; at least 5.5mm; * Clear intraocular media other than cataract.

Exclusion criteria

* Previous intraocular or corneal surgery in either eye that might confound the outcome of the study or increase the risk to the subject; * Keratometric astigmatism (assessed by IOL Master) of minimum 0.75 D in the first eye * Traumatic cataract; * Pregnancy or lactation; * Concurrent participation in another drug or device investigation within the last 30 days; * Irregular astigmatism; * Instability of keratometry or biometry measurements; * Subjects wearing contact lenses as standard vision aid; * Abnormal pupil; * Any anterior segment pathology that could significantly affect outcomes (e.g. chronic or recurrent uveitis, iritis, aniridia, rubeosis iridis, etc.); * History of concurrent intraocular inflammation; * Abnormal corneal findings in either eye (e.g. keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, or clinically significant corneal membrane dystrophies); * History of any clinically significant retinal or ocular pathology or ocular diagnosis (e.g. diabetic retinopathy, ischemic diseases, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, optic neuropathy optic nerve atrophy, amblyopia, strabismus, microphthalmus, epiretinal membrane, Choroidal hemorrhage etc.) in the study eyes that could alter or limit final postoperative visual prognosis; * Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (according to investigator judgement); * Uncontrolled glaucoma or IOP higher than 24mmHg under ocular hypertension treatment; * All kind of infections (acute ocular disease, external / internal infection, systemic infection); * Monophthalmic patient; * Patients, who are unable to fixate for a longer time, e.g. strabismus, nystagmus, Parkinson disease * Patient expected to require retinal laser treatment before the end of the last follow-up examination; * Patient expected to require refractive laser treatment / refractive laser touch-up before the end of the last follow-up examination; * Patients who may be reasonably expected to require a secondary surgical intervention at any time during the investigation (other than Nd:YAG capsulotomy) * In case of both eyes included in this trial: Patients who need to undergo surgery on both eyes on the same day

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Refractive predictabilityFrom preoperative visit to the final postoperative visit at twelve monthsDifference between predicted Manifest Refraction Spherical Equivalent and achieved Manifest Refraction Spherical Equivalent at the final postoperative visit: Percentage of first implanted eyes within ± 1.0 D

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Refractive outcomesFrom preoperative visit to the final postoperative visit at twelve monthsManifest Refraction: Sphere, Cylinder, Manifest Refraction Spherical Equivalent
Refractive predictabilityFrom preoperative visit to the final postoperative visit at twelve monthsPercentage of eyes within ± 0.25 D, ± 0.5 D, \& ± 1.0 D
Reduction in cylindrical powerFrom preoperative visit to the final postoperative visit at twelve monthsThe change in manifest refractive cylinder from baseline to the final postoperative visit.
IOL RotationFrom preoperative visit to the final postoperative visit at twelve monthsPercentage of IOLs with IOL rotation with less than 10 and 20 degrees.
Stability of IOL axis orientationBetween 30 to 60 days and 120 to 180 daysExpressed as percentage of IOLs that rotate ≤ +/- 5 degrees postoperatively
Axis MisalignmentFrom baseline to postoperative visit 120-180 daysThe absolute difference between intended IOL axis orientation and measured IOL axis orientation with less than 10 and 20 degrees.
Monocular Uncorrected Distance Visual Acuity (UDVA)12-Month Postoperative
Percentage of eyes that achieve UDVA within 0.0 and 0.30 logMAR or better12-Months Postoperatively
Monocular Best-Corrected Distance Visual Acuity (CDVA)12-Months Postoperatively
Monocular Uncorrected Intermediate Visual Acuity (UIVA)12-Months Postoperatively
Monocular Distance Corrected Intermediate Visual Acuity (DCIVA)12-Months Postoperatively
Monocular (1st eye implantations) defocus curve12-Months Postoperatively
Binocular defocus curve on subjects implanted binocularly12-Months Postoperatively
Intraocular Pressure12-Months Postoperatively
Assessment of subject satisfaction, patient reported outcomes, and spectacle independence12-Months Postoperatively
IOL observations12-Months PostoperativelyIOL Decentration, Tilt, Discoloration, Opacity, Glistenings

Countries

Czechia, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

Contacts

CONTACTGrant Sharpe
grant.sharpe@zeiss.com+447918937014
CONTACTLinda Villanueva
linda.villanueva@zeiss.com7143226506
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORGerd Auffarth, Dr. Med

University Hospital Heidelberg

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAndrea Janeková, MD, Ph.D

Eye Centre Prague

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFlorian Kretz, MD

PVK Precise Vision GmbH

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJiří Pašta, Doc.MUDr

Premium Clinic

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSatish Srinivasan, M.D

Ayrshire Eye Clinic

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORPedro Tañá, M.D

Oftalmología Vistahermosa S.L

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026