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OPI-NXYDLD-303 Safety and Efficacy of Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution in Keratorefractive Surgery Participants With Decreased Mesopic Visual Acuity

A Phase 3 interventional study of 0.75% Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution and Placebo in Vision Loss Night and Vision Disorders, sponsored by Opus Genetics, Inc. Recruiting at 20 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-14.

Sponsored by Opus Genetics, Inc · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year 2 months later.
Updated Oct 14, 2026Sponsor changedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
580
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution works to treat adults that have had keratorefractive surgery and have decreased visual acuity under mesopic conditions. It will also learn about the safety of Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Researchers will compare Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) to see if Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution works to improve vision in low light conditions.

Participants will:

Take Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution or a placebo drop every day for 2 weeks Visit the clinic once every week for 2 weeks for checkups and tests Keep a diary of when they instill the study medication each evening

Read the detailed description

OPI-NXYDLD-303 RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, DOUBLE-MASKED STUDY OF THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF POS (0.75% PHENTOLAMINE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION) IN PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD KERATOREFRACTIVE SURGERY AND HAVE DECREASED VISUAL ACUITY UNDER MESOPIC CONDITIONS

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Conditions studied

  • Vision Loss Night
  • Vision Disorders

Keywords

  • keratorefractive surgery
  • decreased visual acuity
  • vision disorder
  • mesopic lighting
  • night vision
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In context

Vitamin A Deficiency

67 studies on the registry are indexed under Vitamin A Deficiency; 7 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 580 is above the median of 200 across 49 interventional studies indexed under Vitamin A Deficiency.

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Lead sponsor

Opus Genetics, Inc is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Of its 13 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 13 (100%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Males or females ≥ 18 years of age
  2. Able to independently comply with all protocol-mandated procedures and to attend all scheduled office visits
  3. Able and willing to give written consent to participate in this study
  4. Able to self-administer study medication

    Inclusion criteria #5, #6, #7, and #8 must all be met in the same eye:

  5. History of keratorefractive surgery (eg, PRK, LASIK, SMILE, and RK/astigmatic keratotomy [AK]/limbal-relaxing incisions [LRI]) prior to 2010 in at least 1 eye and have participant reported night vision disturbances (eg, glare, halos, and/or starbursts). Symptoms must have been first noted within 2 months following keratorefractive surgery.
  6. This test may be repeated once, following an additional 5 min of dark adaptation to the mesopic light conditions if the initial results do not meet this criterion
  7. mLCVA ≤ 30 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters (20/63 Snellen or worse) in at least 1 eye using the Precision Vision Illuminator Cabinet with 5% translucent contrast chart and a mesopic filter at 4 m
  8. ≥ 10 ETDRS letters improvement in mLCVA in at least 1 eye during illumination of the contralateral eye with a Brightness Acuity Tester (BAT) system on the low setting using the Precision Vision Illuminator Cabinet with 5% translucent contrast chart and a mesopic filter at 4 m

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Ophthalmic (in either eye unless otherwise noted):

  1. Prior unresolved dry eye diagnosis, taking prescription medication for dry eye (eg, drops, nasal sprays [Tyrvaya®], etc.), or taking artificial tear drops routinely for dry eye
  2. Prior history of fluctuating vision
  3. ocular disease as deemed by the Investigator (eg, untreated visually significant cataract, glaucoma, corneal edema, uveitis, severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca, retina degeneration, loss of visual field due to glaucoma or stroke, branch retinal vein occlusion, retina flare) that might interfere with the study
  4. History or presence of corneal endothelial dystrophy (eg, Fuchs' dystrophy or presence of guttae)
  5. Known to any topical alpha-adrenoceptor antagonists
  6. Known allergy or to any component of the vehicle formulation
  7. History of cauterization of the punctum or punctal plug (silicone or collagen) insertion or removal in the study eye
  8. Pseudophakic participants with extended depth-of-focus or multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs)
  9. Ocular trauma, ocular surgery (eg, IOLs), or laser procedure (eg, LASIK, PRK, SMILE, and RK/AK/LRI) within 6 months prior to Screening
  10. Use of any topical prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) ophthalmic medications of any kind (including artificial tear drops) within 7 days prior to Screening until study completion, with the exception of lid scrubs with OTC products (eg, OCuSOFT® lid scrub, SteriLid®, baby shampoo, etc.)
  11. Recent or current evidence of ocular infection or inflammation (such as current evidence of clinically significant blepharitis, conjunctivitis, or a history of herpes simplex keratitis or herpes zoster keratitis at Screening). Participants must be symptom free for at least 7 days prior to Screening
  12. History of diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, or dry or wet macular degeneration in the study eye
  13. History of any traumatic (surgical or nonsurgical) or nontraumatic condition affecting the pupil or iris (eg, irregularly shaped pupil, neurogenic pupil disorder, iris atrophy, iridotomy, iridectomy, etc.)
  14. Unwilling or unable to discontinue use of contact lenses at least 1 hour prior to Screening for soft contact lenses or at least 8 hours prior to Screening for hard gas-permeable contact lenses, and at least 8 hours (for both types of lenses) prior to all other office visits
  15. Previously undiagnosed dry eye, at the determination of the Investigator. Dry eye diagnosis should be based on one of the following dry eye test results: tear break-up time \< 5 seconds, or corneal fluorescein staining ≥ Grade 2 in the inferior zone or ≥ Grade 1 in the central zone using the National Eye Institute scale

    Systemic:

  16. Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to alpha- and/or beta-adrenoceptor antagonists
  17. Clinically significant systemic disease (eg, severe diabetes, myasthenia gravis, cancer, hepatic, renal, endocrine, or cardiovascular disorders) that might interfere with the study
  18. Initiation of treatment with or any changes to the current dosage, drug, or regimen of any systemic adrenergic or cholinergic drugs within 7 days prior to Screening or during the study
  19. Participation in any study within 30 days prior to Screening or during the study
  20. Participation in any other investigational study using POS
  21. Females of who are pregnant, nursing, planning a pregnancy during the study, or not using a medically acceptable form of . Acceptable methods include the use of at least one of the following: intrauterine device, hormonal contraception (oral, injection, patch, implant, ring), barrier with spermicide (condom, diaphragm), or abstinence. A female is considered to be of childbearing potential unless she is 1 year or 3 months post-surgical sterilization. All females of childbearing potential, including those \< 3 months post-tubal ligation, must have a negative urine pregnancy test result at Screening to enroll in the study
  22. Resting HR outside 50 to 110 beats per min at Screening. HR may be repeated only once if outside the specified range, following at least a 5-min rest period in the sitting position
  23. Hypertension with resting diastolic BP > 105 mmHg or systolic BP > 160 mmHg at Screening. BP may be repeated only once if outside the specified range, following at least a 5-min rest period in the sitting position
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Hypersensitivity

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Childbearing potential

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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.

Contraception

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Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
580 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    0.75% Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution

    0.75% Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution

    Drug: 0.75% Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo - Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution vehicle

    Placebo-phentolamine ophthalmic solution vehicle

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • Once daily dosing

    Also known as: phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75%, a non-selective alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist

  • DrugPlacebo

    Once daily dosing

    Also known as: POS vehicle placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent of participants with >= 15 ETDRS letters (>= 3 lines) improvement in the study eye in mLCVA compared to Baseline (Day1 pre-dose) at Day 15

    To evaluate the efficacy of POS to improve mLCVA in subjects with previous keratorefractive surgery

    Time frame: Day 15

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of participants with ≥ 15 ETDRS letters (≥ 3 lines) improvement in the study eye in mLCVA compared to Baseline (Day 1 pre-dose) at Day 8

    Time frame: 8 Days

  2. Mean change from Baseline in Vision and Night Driving Questionnaire (VND-Q) composite score (interval scale) at Day 15

    Time frame: 15 Days

  3. Mean change from Baseline in VND-Q Item #4 (difficulty seeing the road because of oncoming headlights when driving at night) at Day 15

    Time frame: 15 Days

  4. Mean change from Baseline in VND-Q Item #5 (difficulty seeing because of glare when driving at dawn or dusk) at Day 15

    Time frame: 15 Days

  5. Mean change from Baseline in severity of halos at Day 15 on the Night-time Visual Disturbance Participant Questionnaire (NVDPQ)

    Time frame: 15 Days

  6. Mean change from Baseline in severity of starbursts at Day 15 on the NVDPQ

    Time frame: 15 Days

  7. Mean change from Baseline in overall severity of night-time visual disturbances at Day 15 on the NVDPQ

    Time frame: 15 Days

  8. Mean change from Baseline in severity of glare at Day 15 on the NVDPQ

    Time frame: 15 Days

  9. Mean and change from Baseline in study eye mLCVA at Day 15

    Time frame: 15 Days

  10. Mean and change from Baseline in study eye mesopic PD at Day 15

    Time frame: 15 Days

  11. Mean and change from Baseline (pre-dose) in study eye mLCVA at 0.5, 1, and 3 hours post dose on Day 1

    Time frame: 1 Day

  12. Mean and change from Baseline (pre-dose) in study eye mesopic PD at 0.5, 1, and 3 hours post-dose on Day 1

    Time frame: 1 Day

  13. Percentage of participants with ≥ 15 ETDRS letters improvement in study eye best corrected mHCVA compared to Baseline at Day 15

    Time frame: 15 Days

  14. Mean and change from Baseline in study eye best corrected mHCVA at Day 15

    Time frame: 15 Days

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Study locations

20 of 20 sites recruiting
  • Arizona Eye Care
    Chandler, Arizona 85224, United States
    Recruiting
  • Eye Doctors of Arizona
    Phoenix, Arizona 85028, United States
    Recruiting
  • MRB Eye Care Consultants
    Scottsdale, Arizona 85254, United States
    Recruiting
  • Global Research Management
    Glendale, California 91204, United States
    Recruiting
    • Logi El-Harazi · Contactlogi@grmclinical.com · 818-246-2560
    • Sherif El-Harazi, MD · Principal investigator
  • Gordon Schanzlin New Vision
    La Jolla, California 92037, United States
    Recruiting
  • Eye Research Foundation
    Newport Beach, California 92663, United States
    Recruiting
  • California Eye Specialists Medical Group
    Pasadena, California 91107, United States
    Recruiting
  • NVISION Clinical Research
    San Diego, California 92117, United States
    Recruiting
  • Scripps Poway Eyecare and Optometry
    San Diego, California 92130, United States
    Recruiting
    • Leslie Shan · Contactlshanod@gmail.com · 858-530-2800
    • Keith Wan, MD · Principal investigator
  • Wolsten and Goldberg Eye Assoc.
    Torrance, California 90505, United States
    Recruiting
    • Cynthia Hernandez-Montes · Contactcynthia@wgeye.com · 310-602-5640
    • Damien Goldberg, MD · Principal investigator
  • Segal Drug Trials
    Delray Beach, Florida 33484, United States
    Recruiting
  • Wyse Eyecare
    Northbrook, Illinois 60062, United States
    Recruiting
    • Maggie Sawa · Contactmaggie@wyseyecare.com · 847- 497-2021
    • Tamara Wyse, MD · Principal investigator
  • Virdi Eye Clinic
    Rock Island, Illinois 61201, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kannarr Eye Care
    Pittsburg, Kansas 66762, United States
    Recruiting
  • Northeast Eye Research Associates
    Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, United States
    Recruiting
    • Deep Soni · Contactdeep@neeraeye.com · 781-778-8559
    • Ioanis Panagiotopoulos, OD · Principal investigator
  • Oculus Research
    Garner, North Carolina 27529, United States
    Recruiting
  • Scott & Christie EyeCare Associates
    Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066, United States
    Recruiting
  • West Bay Eye Assoc.
    Warwick, Rhode Island 02888, United States
    Recruiting
  • Zillan Clinical Research
    Houston, Texas 77082, United States
    Recruiting
  • Hoopes Vision
    Draper, Utah 84020, United States
    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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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Sep 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2027, 23 months after the start.

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

Registered
Aug 22, 2025
First posted
Aug 26, 2025
StartActual
Sep 2, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Aug 2027
CompletionEst.
Aug 2027
Last update
Oct 14, 2026
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.
Sponsor
Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.→Opus Genetics, Inc
Oct 14, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 14, 2026
    Sponsor Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.→Opus Genetics, Inc
    + 2 other changes: identifiers and verification date

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
NCT07140783
Lead sponsor
Opus Genetics, Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 26, 2025
Start date
Sep 2, 2025
Primary completion
Aug 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 14, 2026

Study contacts

Study Director
Contact
ct.gov_inquiries@opusgtx.com
984-884-6030

Oversight

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