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Clinical Study of SMILE 4.0-VISULYZE in Correcting Refractive Errors

An interventional study of Group 4.0-VISULYZE and traditional group in Refractive Surgery and Myopia; Refractive Error, sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. Recruiting at 2 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-28.

Sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Nov 2024, registered May 2025).
  • Started Nov 2024; still recruiting 2 years later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
600
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to further optimize the surgical input parameters for patients undergoing Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) using the regression model established by the SMILE 4.0-VISULYZE system, thereby achieving satisfactory postoperative refractive outcomes.

In this study, patients scheduled for SMILE surgery at the investigators' hospital will be divided into two groups: a conventional group, where the input parameters are adjusted based on historical experience according to the patient's refractive error, and a 4.0-VISULYZE group, where the input parameters are optimized using the SMILE 4.0-VISULYZE system.

The investigators will compare the postoperative outcomes between the two groups, including uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), spherical power, cylindrical power, spherical equivalent (SE), and the proportions of patients achieving postoperative visual acuity ≥0.8, ≥1.0, and ≥1.2 at 1 day, 10 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year post-surgery. Additionally, the investigators will evaluate the proportions of patients with postoperative SE within ±0.50D and ±1.0D, as well as postoperative cylindrical power within ±0.50D and ±1.0D, to assess the efficacy and safety of the SMILE 4.0-VISULYZE system in treating refractive errors.

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Conditions studied

  • Refractive Surgery
  • Myopia; Refractive Error
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In context

Myopia

1,159 studies on the registry are indexed under Myopia; 225 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 600 is above the median of 78 across 923 interventional studies indexed under Myopia.

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Lead sponsor

Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University is the lead sponsor of 97 studies on the registry; 57 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. The diopter is relatively stable (the diopter increases within -0.50D per year for 2 consecutive years);
  2. Age: 18 to 40 years old;
  3. Optimal preoperative corrected visual acuity ≥4.8;
  4. More than 2 weeks for soft contact lenses and more than 3 months for hard contact lenses before surgery
  5. Patients who are willing to perform SMILE surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with history of eye surgery and trauma;
  2. Patients with keratoconus tendency;
  3. systemic connective tissue diseases and diseases;
  4. Patients with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease history;
  5. Other eye disease history such as uveitis, scleritis and other eye inflammation patients;
  6. Patients with scar constitution.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
600 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group 4.0-VISULYZE group

    The 4.0-VISULYZE group had their infusion rates precisely calibrated using 4.0-VISULYZE

    Procedure: Group 4.0-VISULYZE

  • Active comparator
    traditional group

    The traditional group had their infusion rates based on past experience.

    Procedure: traditional group

Interventions

  • ProcedureGroup 4.0-VISULYZE

    The 4.0-VISULYZE group had their infusion rates precisely calibrated using 4.0-VISULYZE

  • Proceduretraditional group

    The traditional group had their infusion rates based on past experience.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. spherical equivalent

    Use autorefractor-keratometer and phoroptor to measure degree of myopia and astigmatism,then derive the spherical equivalent.

    Time frame: preoperative, postoperative 10 days, 1, 3, 6, 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. uncorrected distance visual acuity

    Use a standardized visual acuity chart (e.g., Snellen or LogMAR chart)

    Time frame: preoperative, postoperative 10 days, 1, 3, 6, 12 months

  2. corrected distance visualacuity

    Use autorefractor-keratometer and phoroptor

    Time frame: preoperative, postoperative 10 days, 1, 3, 6, 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 2 sites recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Nov 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2025, 13 months after the start.

Of 200 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Myopia, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 44. This study's planned 13 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 434 studies reached it within 14 months; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 34.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 12, 2025
First posted
May 21, 2025
StartActual
Nov 1, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2025
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2026
Last update
May 28, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06982807
Lead sponsor
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 21, 2025
Start date
Nov 1, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
May 28, 2025

Study contacts

Ying Yu, professor
Contact
yuying.2009@163.com
86 15996621616

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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