09/25/2025
Finally! A spectacle eyeglass option to help treat my patients with myopia!!! It’s coming soon! Stay tuned!!
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-marketing-first-eyeglass-lenses-slow-progression-pediatric-myopia?fbclid=IwdGRleANCiC5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnborg1m8ZA3IKVy5CXjNDapjEcNTA50BJlF-3d7B9rJIxzZWxOV3PYV_CHo_aem_6EhYheIuH0vICnbEuvbzLA
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of the Essilor Stellest eyeglass lenses to correct myopia, commonly referred to as nearsightedness, with or without astigmatism and to slow the progression of the disease in children 6 to 12 years old at the initiation of treatment.