Alcon Research
Trial Pipeline
Feasibility Study of an Accommodating IOL Design
NCT07147192
Post Market Clinical Evaluation of Clareon PanOptix Pro and Clareon PanOptix Pro Toric IOLs
NCT07161635
Study of AR-14034 in Participants With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD)
NCT05769153
Hydrus® Microstent New Enrollment Post-Approval Study
NCT04553523
Reformulated PG324 Ophthalmic Solution for Intraocular Pressure Reduction
NCT07082816
Post Market Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) Study of Clareon Vivity & Clareon PanOptix
NCT05796453
A Study Designed to Evaluate Tear Production
NCT06544707
A Study to Investigate the Effect of 0.003% AR-15512 on Subjects With Dry Eye Disease
NCT06544694
Clareon PanOptix Pro vs. Clareon PanOptix - Study B
NCT06401551
Air Optix Daily Wear Contact Lenses
NCT05827224
Assessing the Clinical Performance of Two Frequent Replacement Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Toric Contact Lenses
NCT05886907
The Clinical Performance of Two Reusable Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses
NCT05766787
Air Optix Night and Day Aqua (AONDA) Retrospective Study 1
NCT05790928
Clinical Evaluation of a Manufacturing Process for a Frequent Replacement Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Contact Lens
NCT05765227
Clareon Toric vs Eyhance Toric
NCT05481125
Clinical Performance Evaluation of Two Frequent Replacement Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Contact Lenses
NCT05338333
Clinical Performance of Two Commercial, Daily Disposable Contact Lenses
NCT05010512
Clinical Investigation of the WaveLight® EX500 Excimer Laser
NCT04805593
Three Daily Wear Monthly Replacement Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses With Two Multi-purpose Disinfecting Solution Combinations
NCT04789382
Clinical Characterization of an Investigational Frequent Replacement Daily Wear Silicone Hydrogel Sphere Contact Lens
NCT04702984
Clinical Assessment of a Daily Wear Monthly Replacement Soft Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens
NCT04476784
Assessment of an Investigational Frequent Replacement Silicone Hydrogel Lens
NCT04085328
Comparison of Two Daily Disposable Lenses
NCT04013789
Comparison Between iLux and LipiFlow in the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD): A 12-month, Multicenter Study
NCT03956225
Clinical Performance of a Monthly Replacement Silicone Hydrogel Lens
NCT03586167
Clinical Performance of a Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens Following One Night of Extended Wear
NCT03560141
Clinical Investigation of AcrySof® IQ PanOptix™ IOL Model TFNT00
NCT03280108
DD T2 Daily Disposable Registration Trial
NCT03305770
A Clinical Study of the ACRYSOF® IQ Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens (IOL)
NCT03274986
Clinical Investigation of the Clareon® Intraocular Lens (IOL)
NCT03170154
Assessing Fitting Guides in Alcon Multifocal Contact Lenses
NCT03118934
Early Feasibility Study of UV-Femtosecond Laser Assisted Lenticular Extraction
NCT03021707
Comparative In-Vivo Wetting Characteristics of Silicone Hydrogel Materials With Selected Lens Care Systems
NCT01699750
Evaluation of AL-78898A in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
NCT01157065
Lens Wearing Experience and Biocompatibility of a Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution (MPDS)
NCT01476722
ESBA105 in Patients With Severe Dry Eye
NCT01338610
AZARGA Transition Study in Taiwan for Patients With Uncontrolled Intraocular Pressure
NCT01484951
Evaluation of Extended Tear Film Break Up Time (TFBUT) With an Ocular Emulsion
NCT01368198
Assessment of Alcon's Ocular Image Quantification System
NCT01282138
Effect of FID 114675A on Lens Wettability
NCT01342107
Alcon Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution Versus Renu Fresh Multi-Purpose Solution in Symptomatic Contact Lens Wearers
NCT01187355
A Comparison of Visual Function After Bilateral Implantation of Presbyopia-correcting Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)
NCT01166971
Travoprost Five Day Posology Study
NCT01114893
A Study to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Tobradex® ST Compared to Azasite® in the Treatment of Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Blepharitis
NCT01102244
Assessing the Efficacy of Maxidex® and Patanol® for the Treatment of Allergic Conjunctivitis
NCT01119287
Assessment of Tear Film-Based Proteins Associated With Care Solution Induced Corneal Staining
NCT01100424
A Comparison of Corneal Aberrations in Subjects With Contralateral AcrySof IQ Toric Intraocular Lens (IOL) and AcrySof IQ IOL With Limbal Relaxing Incision (LRI)
NCT01045733
Safety and Efficacy of an Investigational Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution
NCT01341977
ACRYSOF® Toric NATURAL T9 Intraocular Lens (IOL)
NCT00967473
Comparison of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Treatment With 2 Antihistamines Used in Combination With Intranasal Corticosteroid
NCT00845195
Corneal Astigmatism Measurement Study
NCT00818532
Evaluation of the Sensory Attributes of Olopatadine 0.6% and Azelastine 137mcg Nasal Sprays in Patients w/Allergic Rhinitis
NCT00772304
Study of the Progression of Bacterial Conjunctivitis Symptoms Upon Antibiotic Treatment
NCT00798577
A Multi-Center Investigation of Patient Acceptability of OPTI-FREE RepleniSH® Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution (MPDS)
NCT00772707
Study of Efficacy and Safety of Vigadexa in Treating Inflammation and Infection Post-cataract Surgery
NCT00870103
Defining the Conjunctival Staining Method: Instillation Volume and Time Course to Assess Staining With Lissamine Green
NCT00768898
Anecortave Acetate Safety in Patients With Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension
NCT00691717
Evaluation of SYSTANE Ultra Lubricant Eye Drops
NCT00702377
Acute Comfort of Lubricant Eye Drops FID 112903
NCT00673855
Rotational Stability of the AcrySof® Toric
NCT00762216
Comparison of Olopatadine 0.6% and Fluticasone Proprionate 50mcg Nasal Sprays in a Two Week Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Trial
NCT00691665
To Compare the Ability of DiscoVisc® OVD to Protect the Corneal Endothelium and Maintain Anterior Chamber Space With Healon® and Amvisc® PLUS During Cataract Surgery.
NCT00763360
Safety and Efficacy of Olopatadine HCl Nasal Spray in 6-11 Year Old Patients
NCT00578929
Surgeon Experience ReSTOR A +4 Intraocular Lens (IOL)
NCT00733512
Examining The Efficacy, Safety And Improved Tolerability Of Travoprost BAK Free Ophthalmic Solution (Travatan-Z) Compared To Prior Prostaglandin Therapy
NCT00444665
Clinical Assessment of Visual Function With the Acrysof ReSTOR Multifocal IOL
NCT00759096
Visual Function and Patient Satisfaction After Bilateral Implantation of AcrySof Natural ReSTOR (Model SN60D3) or AcrySof Natural Monofocal (Model SN60AT)
NCT00759668
DisCoVisc Comparative Evaluation
NCT00732225
Visual Function After Bilateral Implantation of AcrySof® Toric
NCT00758550
A Phase IIIb Study of DuoTrav to Treat Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension
NCT00465803
Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) Evaluation of the AcrySof SN60AT Lens vs. SN60WF Lens
NCT00762021
Safety Study of Olopatadine Nasal Spray
NCT00578331
AL-15469A for the Treatment of Bacterial Conjunctivitis
NCT00332293
A Comparison of Topical Nepafenac to Placebo in Corneal Epithelial Healing Times and Postoperative Pain Relief
NCT00330798
Anecortave Acetate for Treatment of Steroid Induced Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Elevation
NCT00315640
AL-15469A for the Treatment of Bacterial Conjunctivitis
NCT00331916
Anecortave Acetate in Patients With Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
NCT00299507
Effect of Multi-Purpose Solutions on Ex-Vivo Wetting Angles
NCT00383201
Evaluation of an Investigational Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution for the Care of Soft Contact Lenses in Symptomatic Patients
NCT00382603
Evaluation of an Investigational Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution for the Care of Silicone Hydrogel Soft Contact Lenses
NCT00382902
An Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Anecortave Acetate Versus Placebo in Patients With Subfoveal CNV Due to Exudative AMD
NCT00058994
Phase 3 Study to Evaluate IOP Lowering Therapy in Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension C-01-70
NCT00047541
A 6-Week Safety and Efficacy Study of Travatan Compared to Xalcom in Subjects With Open-Angle Glaucoma(OAG) or Ocular Hypertension(OHT)
NCT00051155
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 29 |
| Phase 2 | 5 |
| Phase 3 | 14 |
| Phase 4 | 13 |
Therapeutic Areas
What the Pipeline for Alcon Research Shows
According to the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, Alcon Research is linked to 111 US clinical trials across every stage of research activity. Of those, 32 studies are currently recruiting — about 29% of the sponsor's indexed portfolio — and 77 are already marked complete, representing roughly 69% of the total. Recruiting share is one of the more practical signals here: it reflects how much of a sponsor's research is presently open to new participants, while the completed share indicates the depth of finished work that has already contributed registry results. Both counts come directly from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset and are refreshed on the registry side; this page mirrors the latest data pull without altering it.
The phase mix for Alcon Research reports 27 late-stage studies (Phase 3 and Phase 4 combined) and 34 earlier-phase studies (Phase 1 and Phase 2). A portfolio weighted toward Phase 3 usually reflects an organization advancing candidates toward regulatory review, where the research centers on comparative efficacy and broader safety across larger populations. A heavier Phase 1 and Phase 2 tilt generally indicates exploratory work — safety, dosing, and early signal detection — and is common among research-forward sponsors that seed many early programs. Phase 4 entries, when present, track interventions already in real-world use and typically focus on long-term safety, effectiveness across subgroups, or formulation comparisons.
The top therapeutic focus area indexed for Alcon Research is Cataract with 12 linked trials, and 9 other condition areas appear in the top list above. That distribution is a quick read of where the organization concentrates its research attention; it does not imply product availability, market share, or any clinical endorsement. All numbers on this page come from ClinicalTrials.gov maintained by the National Library of Medicine, and counts can shift as new studies are registered or existing ones update their status. This information is provided for reference and educational purposes only, not as medical, investment, or regulatory advice — verify current details directly with ClinicalTrials.gov before relying on any figure here.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.