Essilor Stellest Named TIME Invention of 2026

For children with myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness, these glasses can do more than sharpen blurry vision. Essilor Stellest lenses are designed to correct vision while also slowing the rapid eye growth that causes myopia to worsen.

They look like regular glasses, but close inspection reveals 1,021 tiny lenslets within the lenses, creating a three-dimensional volume of myopic defocus that delivers an optical signal designed to slow eye growth. In a U.S. trial of children ages 6 to 12, Stellest slowed myopia progression by an average of 71% over two years compared with standard lenses. “We now have the first and only FDA-authorized spectacle lens that can control myopia,” says Carl Spear, chief medical officer at EssilorLuxottica North America.

At Eye Designs, we firmly believe in the power that new technologies can bring to our patients and always strive to bring these ideas to the forefront. The Stellest is available at Eye Designs and we’ve already fit many patients successfully! Stop in today to learn more about this amazing technology.