Watching your child's glasses prescription change year after year can be discouraging. While traditional glasses help children see clearly, they don't slow the progression of myopia. Essilor® Stellest® lenses are one of the evidence-based treatment options we may recommend as part of a comprehensive myopia management plan designed around your child's unique needs.
Stellest® Lenses for Myopia in O'Fallon, MO
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What Are Stellest® Lenses?
Essilor® Stellest® lenses are spectacle lenses that correct your child's vision while helping slow the progression of myopia. Unlike traditional single-vision glasses, Stellest® lenses incorporate highly aspherical lenslet technology developed to help manage the eye's growth.
For children who aren't ready for contact lenses or whose families prefer glasses, Stellest® lenses offer an effective, non-invasive option for myopia management.
How Do Stellest® Lenses Work?
Traditional prescription eyeglasses correct blurry distance vision, but they don't influence the way the eye grows. Stellest® lenses are different.
While the center of the lens provides clear vision, thousands of tiny lenslets surrounding the central prescription create what researchers call a "volume of myopic defocus." This specialized optical design is intended to send signals that help slow excessive eye growth—the underlying cause of progressive myopia.
What Does the Research Show?
Essilor® Stellest® lenses are supported by ongoing clinical research demonstrating their effectiveness in slowing myopia progression in children. Multi-year studies have shown that children wearing Stellest® lenses experienced slower eye growth and slower prescription changes compared with children wearing traditional single-vision spectacle lenses.
- Bao J, et al. One-Year Myopia Control Efficacy of Highly Aspherical Lenslet Spectacle Lenses. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.
- EssilorLuxottica. Five-Year Clinical Study on Essilor® Stellest® Lenses (ongoing long-term clinical outcomes).
Is Stellest® Right for My Child?
Every child experiences myopia differently, which is why we don't recommend the same treatment for everyone. During your child's eye exam, we'll evaluate their prescription, axial length measurements, age, family history, lifestyle, and rate of progression before discussing whether Stellest® lenses are the best option. These myopia spectacle lenses may be a great choice for children who:
- Prefer wearing eyeglasses instead of contact lenses.
- Are experiencing increasing myopia each year.
- Need full-time vision correction.
- Would benefit from a non-invasive myopia management option.
If another treatment is more appropriate, we'll explain those options and help you choose the solution that best fits your child's needs.
Fitting Stellest® Lenses for Myopia Management
Evaluate
We begin with an eye exam, including advanced axial length measurements, to understand how your child's eyes are growing and establish a baseline for monitoring.
Personalize
We'll discuss your child's lifestyle, visual needs, and treatment goals before recommending Stellest® lenses or another myopia management option.
Ongoing Monitoring
Myopia management is an ongoing process. Regular follow-up visits allow us to monitor prescription changes, track axial length growth, and ensure your child's lenses support healthy visual development.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. While they look similar to traditional eyeglasses, Stellest® lenses use a specialized optical design that helps manage myopia progression.
Yes. The central portion of the lens provides clear, everyday vision while the surrounding lenslets work in the background as part of the myopia management design.
The length of treatment depends on your child's age, eye growth, and response to treatment. We'll continue monitoring their progress and make recommendations as they grow.
Yes. Depending on your child's needs, Stellest® lenses may be used as part of a broader myopia management strategy. We'll recommend the most appropriate approach after a comprehensive evaluation.
Protect Your Child's Future Vision
Myopia management is about more than helping your child see the classroom board; it's about supporting healthier vision for years to come. If your child has been diagnosed with myopia or their prescription continues to change, schedule an appointment with O'Fallon Family Eyecare to learn whether Essilor® Stellest® lenses may be the right option.