How Stellest Lenses Differ From Standard Glasses

Your child can read the classroom board clearly with new glasses and still need a stronger prescription the following year. At our Parsippany office, we explain to families that clear vision tells us how well a prescription works today. It takes measurements over time to know how quickly nearsightedness, also called myopia, is progressing. That distinction matters when choosing between standard glasses and Stellest lenses.

What Standard Glasses Do

Childhood myopia often develops when the eye grows too long from front to back. Light from distant objects then focuses in front of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. That’s why your child might read a book comfortably but squint to see a scoreboard.

Standard single-vision glasses use one prescription power across each lens to bring distant objects into focus. If the eye continues to grow longer, we can update the prescription to restore clear vision. Standard lenses, however, do little to slow that growth.

How Stellest Lenses Work

Essilor Stellest lenses have a clear central zone that corrects your child’s distance vision. Around that center are rings of tiny optical elements called lenslets. These lenslets focus a portion of the incoming light in front of the retina. The design aims to slow the eye’s lengthening while keeping the view straight ahead clear.

In a two-year U.S. clinical trial, children wearing Stellest lenses had 71% less myopia progression on average than children wearing standard single-vision glasses. Individual results vary, and a child may still need prescription updates.

What Changes for Your Child?

Stellest lenses fit into eyeglass frames, so the routine will feel familiar to a child who already wears glasses. A few details matter for myopia management:

• Wear time. U.S. guidance recommends wearing Stellest lenses for at least 10 hours a day, at least six days a week. For many children, that means keeping their glasses on after school.

• Frame fit. The center of each lens should line up with the pupil when your child looks straight ahead. If the frames keep sliding down, it’s time for an adjustment.

• Follow-up visits. Even when your child sees well, we compare prescriptions over time to check how quickly their myopia is changing.

When to Consider Myopia Management

Stellest lenses are FDA-authorized for children who begin treatment between ages 6 and 12 and meet specific prescription and eye health criteria. If you have your child’s previous prescriptions, bring them to the exam. Comparing those records with today’s results helps us explain whether myopia management makes sense for your child.

To discuss Stellest lenses and your child’s changing vision, call Family Vision Associates in Parsippany, NJ, at (973) 386-0111 to schedule a myopia consultation.