Stellest Myopia Control Lenses
Slowing myopia progression in a lens that looks like any other pair of glasses
Myopia in childhood is not simply a prescription that gets stronger. It reflects an eye that is physically elongating, and that elongation carries lifelong consequences. High myopia is associated with meaningfully increased rates of retinal detachment, myopic maculopathy, glaucoma, and early cataract. Every diopter of progression prevented reduces that risk.
Essilor Stellest lenses are built around a central optical zone for clear distance vision surrounded by concentric rings of tiny lenslets. Those lenslets create a volume of myopic defocus in front of the peripheral retina, a signal the eye interprets as an instruction to slow its elongation.
The lenses look and feel like standard spectacles. Children adapt quickly, and there is no handling or hygiene burden for the family to manage.
How myopia control fits into your child's care
Effectiveness depends heavily on wear time. Published results are based on full time wear of at least twelve hours per day, and outcomes drop when lenses are worn only part of the day.
We track progression with axial length and refractive measurements at regular intervals rather than relying on the prescription alone, because axial elongation is the variable that actually determines long term risk. That data also tells us whether Stellest alone is doing the job or whether the plan needs adjusting.
Myopia control works best when it begins early. If your child's prescription has increased over the past year, it is worth having the conversation now rather than at the next annual visit.
Stellest slows the axial elongation behind childhood myopia, reducing lifelong retinal risk in a familiar pair of glasses.
