Essilor Stellest Myopia Management Glasses Reports 6 Year Study Data

 

Wouldn't it be great if your kid could wear glasses that not only corrects their vision, but slows down the risk of the their prescription worsening? While not yet available in the USA, several myopia management glasses designs are available in Canada, Europe, and many Asian countries. Essilor Stellest lenses utilize highly aspheric lenslet technology (HALT) to create areas of peripheral defocus throughout the spectacle lens. The Stellest lens design includes 11 concentric rings of lenslets as seen below.

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The study began in 2018 with children aged between 8 and 13 years old. After completing the initial five-year study phase, participants continued wearing Essilor Stellest lenses for an additional two years to assess the long-term impact on myopia progression.

• The six-year results showed that Essilor Stellest lenses slowed prescription progression by 1.95 D (57% prescription progression reduction) and slowed axial elongation by 0.81 mm (52% axial length progression reduction)
• Risk of progressing to high myopia (defined as -6.00D or worse) dropped from 38% in the single-vision lens control group to just 9% in the Essilor Stellest lenses group

No word yet as to when the FDA decision for approval will come for the USA, but the body of evidence that myopia management glasses can reduce childhood myopia is only growing!