Essilor® Stellest® lenses slow down myopia progression in children
Essilor® Stellest® lenses are designed to not only correct myopia but also slow down its progression in children.
If you're worried about your child's myopia (short-sightedness) and its potential impact on their future vision, then talk to us in store.
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- This plan is for 12 months for 1 pair of glasses and includes optional Grand Advantage Insurance (breakage and loss protection).
- Available in selected stores only.
- Vision Express is an appointed representative of Adaro Optics Ltd who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 924690.
- Vision Express acts as a broker, not a lender.
- Credit is provided by Adaro Optics Ltd.
- Credit is subject to age and status.
Full terms and conditions
- Stellest Eyecare Plan T&Cs.
- Eyecare Plan, Accidental breakage and loss protection T&Cs.
- Standalone Grand Advantage Insurance/ Breakage & loss protection T&Cs.
Frequently Asked Questions
about Essilor® Stellest® lenses:
Stellest® lenses not only correct myopia but also control its progression, whereas single vision lenses only address short-sightedness.
To fully benefit from the myopia control features, it is recommended that your child wears Stellest® lenses for at least 12 hours per day, every day³
Price: £360 (€385).
-Essilor® Stellest® lenses slow down myopia progression by 67% on average¹, compared to single vision lenses, when worn 12 hours a day.
-The eye growth of 9 out of 10 children wearing Essilor® Stellest® lenses was similar to or slower than non-myopic children².
-2 out of 3 children who wore Stellest® lenses had a stable need for vision correction after the first year².
Stellest® lenses can be recommended by their optometrist as soon as myopia is detected.
In 2018, Essilor®’s research and development team initiated a 3-year-long state-of-the-art clinical trial with 104 children with short sightedness in its joint research and development centre with the Wenzhou Medical University, Essilor®'s key partner in China. The results of this study demonstrate compelling evidence that Essilor® Stellest® lenses are one of the most effective options available for slowing down myopia progression in children today.
Stellest® lenses are available in the majority of our stores and can be fitted into the majority of glasses frame styles, including Ray-Ban.
Generally when myopia stablises. The lenses continue to work if myopia is progressing which is usually into late teens and early adulthood.
We recommend a check-up every 6 months for Stellest customers. If the prescription has changed at the 1st check-up (6 months) by 0.50DS or more, we will replace the lenses to the new prescription for free.
1. Two-year prospective, controlled, randomized, double-masked clinical trial results on 54 myopic children wearing Stellest® lenses compared to 50 myopic children wearing single vision lenses. Results based on 32 children who declared wearing Stellest® lenses at least 12 hours per day every day. Bao, J. et al. (2021). One-year myopia control efficacy of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets. Br. J. Ophthalmol. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318367.
Raveendran RN, Ong WS, Wong YL, Zhan SJ, Lee CF, Lim SY, Drobe B. Effect of increased power and asphericity of highly aspherical lenslets on myopia control efficacy: a contralateral crossover study. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2025;14(11):9. doi:10.1167/tvst.14.11.9.
2. Compared to single vision lenses, when worn by children at least 12 hours per day every day. Bao, J., Huang, Y., Li, X., Yang, A., Zhou, F., Wu, J., Wang, C., Li, Y., Lim, E.W., Spiegel, D.P., Drobe, B., Chen, H., 2022. Spectacle Lenses With Aspherical Lenslets for Myopia Control vs Single-Vision Spectacle Lenses: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 140(5), 472-478. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.0401.
3. Compared to single vision lenses, when worn by children at least 12 hours per day every day. Bao, J., Huang, Y.,Li, X., Yang, A., Zhou, F., Wu, J., Wang, C., Li, Y., Lim, E.W., Spiegel, D.P., Drobe, B., Chen, H., 2022. Spectacle Lenses With Aspherical Lenslets for Myopia Control vs Single-Vision Spectacle Lenses: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 140(5), 472–478. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.0401.
*Higher power refers to the increased depth of volume of non-focused light in front of the retina—twice that of Essilor® Stellest® lenses by design—and is not associated with a doubling of lens power, lenslet power, or efficacy.
H.A.L.T., Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target
†Based on 12-month results from a prospective, randomized, double-masked contralateral crossover clinical trial conducted in Singapore on 50 myopic children. The estimated cumulative 12-month axial length change (eye growth) was 0.228 mm with Essilor® Stellest® lenses and 0.121 mm with Essilor® Stellest® 2.0 lenses. The 1.88× ratio reflects the relative difference between these values (1 / [0.121 / 0.228] = 1.88)
‡ Compared to products within the Essilor® portfolio