Atropine eye drops vs. Stellest Lenses for Kids Vision
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Anonymous
| Our ophthalmologist gave us 2 options for my kids increased myopia. I feel like Atropine eye drops are common, but I worry about long-term effects and have heard that the preservatives in the drops could be irritating. I wonder if the less invasive Stellest glasses are an as effective option, but it seems like they are newer so there are less studies about effectiveness. Can anyone share experiences with either? My kids are 7 and 9 for reference. |
Anonymous
| Stellest and similar lenses have been in use in Europe/Asia and Canada for years! US is just behind, they are not new. We used to get our in Spain, and have been trying to get the new pair in DC. Only found one shop that carries them though, as they just got approved in January. |
Anonymous
| My daughter has been using the drops for over a year and they have worked. Her vision has not changed. We recently found out about the lenses too and are planning to get a pair, but we haven’t yet. You have to make sure they wear the glasses at least 12 hours a day. They carry them at Target optical. |
Anonymous
| My nephews use them in Canada, one was good with eye drop only, while another one uses both eye drop with the glasses, so if your goal is to avoid eye drop, make sure only using glasses is effective enough for your DC. |
Anonymous
Use MiSight contacts for child. Working well so far. About 18 months out and no increase in prescription. There are also glasses (you'd have to order from Canada) that have been around called MiyoSmart. They might help you research how well the glasses are working because they've been around longer than Stellest, although they use different technology. |
Anonymous
| I’m the 11:11 poster, just to clarify my nephews use the stellest glasses with atropine eye drop, I know some people use regular glasses with eye drop like my friend’s child. I also want to avoid eye drops with preservative. My own DC use orth-k and I was thinking about switching last year, as I heard from my cousin about stellest. |
Anonymous
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Whatever you choose, please _also_ try to get your kids more time outdoors. Studies show that having sufficient outdoor time helps slow the progression of myopia in most cases.
Sure, exceptions will exist, but studies have shown that sufficient outdoor time helps most. |
Anonymous
There is a store in Arlington and apparently target has them too. We haven’t gotten them yet. |
Anonymous
Did using only glasses slow a change in the eyes? Does it need to be combined with drops. |
Anonymous
If you are local, who is your opthamologist for MySight? Thank you! |
Anonymous
Kids Eye Care: https://www.kidseyecare.com/ |
Anonymous
| Stella has been in China for years! And there are several better options than Stella but US hasn’t approved them yet. They do work as I see my friends kids use them |
Anonymous
Agree with this, although it will also depend on a variety of factors. In our family's case, genetic history of horrible eyesight way before screens were even available. I spent almost every day outside and it didn't matter. I wish classrooms didn't rely on these huge smart screens because it's not helping kids either. But the newer tech to slow the progression of myopia is (hopefully) going to make a huge difference for our child. |
Anonymous
| We used MiYosmart for both our kids and were shocked when we moved back to the U.S. and found the technology wasn’t available. My husband checked out the new Stellest options but it’s still cheaper to get a ticket to Europe and go back to our usual optometrist. It does work — both kids saw significant improvement in their vision. |
Anonymous
| Are atropine drops considered safe? |