Children’s eyecare · Myopia control · Liverpool
Stellest 2.0 myopia control lenses for children, in Liverpool
If your child’s short-sightedness keeps getting worse at every eye test, it does not have to. Essilor Stellest lenses correct their vision today and slow the progression, in glasses that look completely ordinary.
- ★★★★★5.0 on Google
- Children’s NHS eye tests free
- Fitted by an Essilor practice
Why short-sightedness in children matters
Myopia usually starts between six and twelve and worsens as the eye grows. Each step up raises the lifetime risk of retinal detachment, glaucoma and damage to the back of the eye. Until recently all we could do was change the prescription. Now we can slow it down.
How Stellest works
Stellest looks like a normal lens. The centre corrects your child’s vision as usual. Around it, Essilor’s H.A.L.T. technology places eleven rings of hundreds of tiny, invisible lenslets that focus light slightly in front of the retina. That signal tells the eye to slow its growth. In Essilor’s two-year clinical trial, children who wore Stellest for at least 12 hours a day had their myopia progress 67% more slowly on average than children in ordinary lenses. The latest Stellest 2.0 generation builds on the same design.
How it works at Park Road
A children’s eye test, free on the NHS
We check the prescription, how it has changed, and the length of the eye where useful. If your child is a good candidate for myopia control, we explain the options honestly, including doing nothing.
Frames that fit and stay on
Stellest only works if it is worn all day, so the frame has to be comfortable and sit right. We fit it properly and measure it on the Essilor Visioffice X like any precision lens.
Six-monthly checks
We see your child every six months to track the prescription and adjust the glasses. You see the numbers, so you know whether it is working.
Honest limits
Stellest slows myopia; it does not cure it or reverse it. Results vary from child to child and depend on wearing time. It is a premium lens that the NHS voucher does not cover in full. We tell you the price before anything is ordered and offer 0% finance over six months. If we do not think it is right for your child, we will say so.
Common questions
Stellest, answered
What is Stellest?
Essilor Stellest is a spectacle lens for children that corrects short-sightedness and, worn every day, slows down how fast it gets worse. It looks like an ordinary lens. The clever part is a ring of hundreds of tiny lenslets around the centre that changes how light focuses in the growing eye.
Does it actually work?
In Essilor’s two-year clinical trial, children wearing Stellest for at least 12 hours a day had their myopia progress 67% more slowly on average than children in ordinary single vision lenses. Results vary child to child, and it needs to be worn all day to work.
What age is it for?
Typically from around six to sixteen, while the eye is still growing. The earlier a child’s short-sightedness is picked up and managed, the more there is to gain. If your child’s prescription has jumped between eye tests, ask us.
Why bother slowing myopia?
Every step of short-sightedness raises the lifetime risk of eye problems such as retinal detachment, glaucoma and myopic maculopathy. Slowing it in childhood is one of the few things that can reduce that risk.
How much does Stellest cost?
Stellest is a premium lens and is not covered by the NHS voucher in full. We tell you the price before anything is ordered and we offer 0% finance over six months. Ask when you book.
How often does my child need checking?
Every six months while they are in Stellest, so we can see how the prescription is behaving and adjust if needed. NHS sight tests for children are free.
Book a children’s eye test
Free on the NHS for under-16s. Park Road, Dingle, opposite Tesco Extra. Free parking.