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title: "Slowing Myopia Progression in Children: How Essilor® Stellest® Lenses Are Changing the Game"
description: The new Essilor Stellest lenses are now here and patients with progressive myopia have a new FDA authorized lens shown to help slow it down.
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# [Slowing Myopia Progression in Children: How Essilor® Stellest® Lenses Are Changing the Game](https://blog.icarelabs.com/blog/essilor-stellest-lenses)

 Written by [James Stephany](https://blog.icarelabs.com/blog/author/james-stephany) | Oct 29, 2025 5:45:55 PM

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a condition in which close objects appear clear while distant ones look blurry. It typically develops during childhood and may progress rapidly, leading to high myopia — which may increase the risk of serious eye complications later in life.1 Early intervention is therefore critical in helping manage this progression.2

# Introducing Essilor® Stellest® Lenses

The *Essilor Stellest* lens is the first and only FDA market authorized spectacle lens to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children.*

## How *Essilor Stellest* Lenses Work

*Essilor Stellest* lenses don’t just correct vision—they help slow myopia progression in children*, thanks to [*Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target (H.A.L.T.) technology*](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266691452500051X).† This advanced optical design features:

- A single vision zone to correct myopia and provide clear, sharp vision.
- A constellation of 1,021 highly aspherical lenslets, spread across 11 rings, covering 40% of the lens surface.

Light passing through these lenslets creates a volume of myopic defocus that follows the shape of a child’s theoretical myopic retina.5 This optical signal helps slow the elongation of the eye — the primary factor driving [myopia progression](https://blog.icarelabs.com/blog/myopia-in-children).

### Clinically Proven Results

[*Essilor Stellest* lenses](https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/essilor-stellest-fda/) are supported by a prospective, randomized, double-masked, multicenter [U.S. clinical trial](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-marketing-first-eyeglass-lenses-slow-progression-pediatric-myopia) involving children aged 6–12 years at the start of treatment.

Over a two-year period, results demonstrated:

- Slowed myopia progression by 71% on average compared to single vision lenses (p < 0.0001).*
- Slowed axial elongation by 53% with an average reduction of 0.24 mm (p < 0.0001).*

These results confirm that *Essilor Stellest* lenses are clinically proven to slow [myopia progression in children](https://reviewofmm.com/essilor-stellest-lenses-receive-fda-market-authorization/) while providing visual acuity and comfort.*

### Recommended Use

For optimal benefit, children are recommended to wear their [*Essilor Stellest*](https://www.essilorpro.com/resources/stellest) spectacle lenses for at least 10 hours per day, six days per week, and maintain regular eye examinations.4  
Outdoor time — at least 2 hours per day — is also encouraged to support healthy visual development.4

### Why Choose *Essilor** Stellest* Lenses

- [Clinically proven to slow myopia progression in children](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06263946)*
- First and only [FDA market authorized spectacle lens](https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/generalophthalmology/117665) for this purpose*
- Non-invasive, everyday solution to [slow myopia progression](https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/opti.2025.272.7015.17)*
- Developed by [*Essilor*](https://info.icarelabs.com/essilor-resources), a global leader in optical innovation
- Seamless to prescribe, simple to dispense, proven to perform*

*Essilor Stellest* lenses represent the breakthrough‡ in children’s eye care that parents have been waiting for.

#### The Takeaway

As childhood myopia rates continue to rise, proactive management has never been more important. With *Essilor Stellest* lenses, parents and eye care professionals have access to a trusted, [science-backed solution](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05331378) that offers both correction and long-term protection for children’s vision.

If your child has been diagnosed with myopia, speak with your eye care professional to see if *Essilor Stellest* lenses are right for them.

The Stellest is available now and can be ordered here at IcareLabs.

*Compared to single vision lenses. Results from a prospective, randomized, double-masked, multicenter U.S. clinical trial in myopic children aged 6-12 years at initiation of treatment.

†H.A.L.T. is an acronym for Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target and does not imply a “halt” or “stop” of myopia progression.

‡The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Device designation to the Essilor® Stellest® spectacle lens in April 2021.

##### References

1. [Gifford KL et al. IMI–Clinical management guidelines report. *Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.* 2019;60(3):M184–203](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30817832/).
2. [Sankaridurg P. A less myopic future: what are the prospects? *Clin Exp Optom.* 2015;98(6):494–6](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1111/cxo.12358).
3. Essilor International, *data on file (*2025).
4. [Essilor International. *Essilor**®** Stellest**®** spectacle lenses: Professional fitting and information guide. Instructions for Use.* Sept 2025](https://blog.icarelabs.com/hubfs/Stellest%20Practitioner%20IFU.pdf).
5. [Atchison DA. Optical models for human myopic eyes. *Vision Res.* 2006;46:2236–50](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698906000083?via%3Dihub).

Essilor® and Stellest® are trademarks of Essilor International.  
© Essilor International – October 2025.

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