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RecruitingNCT06987474Updated Oct 30, 2026

Capella Scientia Development Study

An observational study in Cataract, sponsored by Alcon Research. Recruiting at 5 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-30.

Sponsored by Alcon Research (part of Alcon) · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jul 2025; still recruiting 1 year 3 months later.
Updated Oct 30, 2026First site in United States1 site addedGo to Updates ↓
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
400
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study involves collecting biometry and aberration data using the next generation biometer, Unity DX.

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In this prospective, noninterventional, single-arm, unmasked, multicenter study, 4 different subject cohorts will be enrolled simultaneously to collect biometry and aberrometry data using Unity DX. This study will be conducted in the US, India, Spain, and the Philippines.

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Conditions studied

  • Cataract

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In context

Cataract

1,629 studies on the registry are indexed under Cataract; 235 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 400 is above the median of 89 across 475 observational studies indexed under Cataract.

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Lead sponsor

Alcon Research is the lead sponsor of 624 studies on the registry; 9 are open to participants now.

Of its 112 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 102 (91%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Subjects will be recruited from clinical sites located in India, Spain, and the Philippines.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Able to understand and sign an IRB/IEC approved consent form;
  • Willing and able to attend study visit(s) as required by the protocol;
  • Consenting age at the jurisdiction of study site;
  • Other group-specific, protocol required inclusion criteria may apply.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women of ;
  • Unable to fixate due to nystagmus or other eye movement abnormality (e.g., significant strabismus);
  • Unclear optical media preventing data capture from all devices in the study;
  • for pupil dilation (e.g., narrow angles, allergies) per investigator's clinical judgment;
  • Any ocular disease and/or condition that, in the investigator's clinical judgment, may put the subject at significant risk, may compromise study results, or may interfere significantly with the subject's participation in the study;
  • Other group-specific, protocol required exclusion criteria may apply.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
400 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Group 1

    Subjects/eyes previously implanted with an Alcon monofocal or multifocal presbyopia correcting IOL. Measurements will be taken with Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer and either the IOLMaster 700 Biometer or the Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer depending on which device is used at site.

    Device: Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer · Device: IOLMaster 700 Biometer · Device: Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer

  • Group 2

    Subjects/eyes with planned implantation of an Alcon monofocal or monofocal toric IOL. Measurements will be taken with Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer and either the IOLMaster 700 Biometer or the Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer depending on which device is used at site.

    Device: Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer · Device: IOLMaster 700 Biometer · Device: Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer

  • Group 3

    Subjects/eyes with with prior refractive surgery such as LASIK or PRK and planned implantation of an Alcon monofocal or monofocal toric IOL. Measurements will be taken with Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer and either the IOLMaster 700 Biometer or the Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer depending on which device is used at site.

    Device: Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer · Device: IOLMaster 700 Biometer · Device: Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer

  • Group 4

    Subjects/eyes with keratoconus, a progressive cornea disorder. Measurements will be taken with Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer and either the IOLMaster 700 Biometer or the Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer depending on which device is used at site.

    Device: Unity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer · Device: IOLMaster 700 Biometer · Device: Argos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer

Interventions

  • DeviceUnity DX and SMARTCataract DX (SCDX) Biometer

    Unity DX is a CE-marked, noninvasive, noncontact instrument that generates a 3D model of the eye using hyper parallel optical coherence tomography (HP OCT), aberrometry, and topography. The current version of SCDX software will be used in this study.

  • DeviceIOLMaster 700 Biometer

    The IOLMaster 700 Biometer is a CE-marked, noninvasive, noncontact instrument that captures optical biometry. Data will be collected using standard clinical assessments.

  • DeviceArgos with Alcon Image Guidance Biometer

    The Argos with Alcon Image Guidance biometer is a CE-marked, noninvasive, noncontact instrument that will capture optical biometry. Data will be collected using standard clinical assessments.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Manifest Refraction Spherical Equivalent (MRSE)

    A manifest refraction (manual refraction) will be performed using a phoropter. The spherical equivalent is calculated by adding the sum of the sphere power with half of the cylinder power. MRSE will be reported in diopters.

    Time frame: Group 1 and Group 4: Day 0; Group 2 and Group 3: Screening (Day -30 to Day -1), Day 30 to 60 postoperative, Day 70 to 100 postoperative

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Study locations

4 of 5 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Sites
1 site added — first site in United States
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  • The Eye Institute of Utah · Salt Lake City, United States
Oct 30, 2026
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  1. Oct 30, 2026
    1 site added — first site in United States
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    • The Eye Institute of Utah · Salt Lake City, United States
    + 2 other changes: verification date and description

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06987474
Lead sponsor
Alcon Research
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 23, 2025
Start date
Jul 30, 2025
Primary completion
May 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 30, 2026

Study contacts

Alcon Call Center
Contact
alcon.medinfo@alcon.com
1-888-451-3937
Principal II, Clinical Trial Operations, Vision Care
study director · Alcon Research, LLC

Oversight

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