Myopia Control Glasses: More Than Just Clear Vision for Your Child

If your child's glasses prescription seems to get stronger every year, simply updating their glasses may not be the only option.

Today, specially designed myopia control glasses can help children see clearly while also helping to slow the progression of myopia.

At IHOLICS, we offer several leading myopia management spectacle lens technologies, including Essilor Stellest, HOYA MiYOSMART and ZEISS MyoCare.

But before comparing the lenses, it's important to understand why controlling myopia matters in the first place.

What Is Myopia?

Myopia, also known as short-sightedness or nearsightedness, is a condition where distant objects appear blurry while closer objects are generally easier to see.

In many children with progressive myopia, the eye grows longer than it should.

When the eye becomes too long, light focuses in front of the retina rather than directly on it, resulting in blurred distance vision.

And because children's eyes continue developing as they grow, myopia can continue progressing throughout childhood and adolescence.

Why Should We Control Myopia?

Traditional single vision glasses correct the blur caused by myopia.

Myopia control aims to do something more — slow its progression.

Higher levels of myopia are associated with an increased lifetime risk of eye conditions including:

• Myopic macular degeneration
• Retinal detachment
• Glaucoma
• Cataract

Therefore, the goal of myopia management isn't simply to reduce how often your child needs stronger glasses.

It is about protecting their long-term eye health.

How Do Myopia Control Glasses Work?

Myopia control spectacle lenses look much like normal glasses, but the optical design is very different.

The lenses provide a clear central area so your child can see sharply while simultaneously creating specially designed myopic defocus signals elsewhere across the lens.

These optical signals are designed to help slow excessive elongation of the eye.

This means your child can continue to:

• See clearly at school
• Read and study
• Use digital devices
• Play outdoors
• Participate in everyday activities

while receiving myopia management through their glasses.

Which Myopia Control Glasses Are Available at IHOLICS?

There isn't necessarily one “best” myopia control lens for every child.

Different manufacturers use different optical technologies to achieve the same broad objective:

clear vision + slowing myopia progression.

At IHOLICS, we currently offer three leading options.

Essilor Stellest & Stellest 2.0

Essilor Stellest lenses use H.A.L.T. (Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target) Technology.

The design incorporates a large number of highly aspherical lenslets around the clear central vision zone.

These lenslets create a controlled volume of myopic defocus designed to provide a signal that helps slow excessive eye elongation.

The newer Stellest 2.0 builds on this myopia management platform with the latest generation of Essilor's spectacle lens technology.

HOYA MiYOSMART & MiYOSMART iQ

HOYA MiYOSMART uses D.I.M.S. (Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments) Technology.

The lens combines:

A clear central zone
for sharp distance vision

with

A surrounding treatment zone
containing multiple defocus segments designed to help slow myopia progression.

MiYOSMART also has extensive long-term clinical evidence, including follow-up studies of children wearing D.I.M.S.-based lenses.

What's New About MiYOSMART iQ?

MiYOSMART iQ takes the D.I.M.S. concept further with HOYA's new Triple Enhanced Design (DIMS TED).

In a 2026 randomised controlled clinical trial involving myopic children aged 4–12:

9 out of 10 children showed no clinically relevant myopia progression during the first 12 months of wear.

The MiYOSMART iQ group also showed no myopia progression on average at 12 months, with minimal eye growth reported. Individual outcomes can vary.

That's an exciting development in spectacle-based myopia management.

ZEISS MyoCare

ZEISS takes another approach with its patented C.A.R.E. (Cylindrical Annular Refractive Elements) Technology.

MyoCare incorporates specialised microstructures within the treatment zone to create simultaneous myopic defocus while maintaining clear central vision.

The ZEISS MyoCare portfolio also allows the lens design to be selected according to the child's individual requirements.

ZEISS currently offers MyoCare and MyoCare S, with differences in clear-zone size and treatment-zone power to help practitioners select an appropriate design.

Stellest vs MiYOSMART vs MyoCare: Which One Is Best?

This is probably the question many parents want answered.

And the answer is:

The best lens is the one that is appropriate for your child.

Brand alone shouldn't determine a myopia management strategy.

An optometrist should consider factors such as:

• Your child's age
• Current prescription
• Rate of myopia progression
• Astigmatism
• Family history
• Visual habits
• Near-work and screen time
• Outdoor activity
• Previous myopia management
• How consistently the glasses will be worn

That's why IHOLICS offers multiple myopia management technologies rather than approaching every child with exactly the same solution.

Myopia Control Is More Than Choosing a Lens

This is where we should differentiate IHOLICS strongly.

A premium myopia control lens is only one part of the process.

The glasses also need to be measured, fitted and worn correctly.

The position of the frame and lenses relative to your child's eyes matters, and children naturally present an additional challenge — they're growing, they're active, and their frames can move or become misaligned.

That's why ongoing professional care matters.

Why Choose IHOLICS for Your Child's Myopia Management?

At IHOLICS, we don't simply sell a pair of “myopia control glasses”.

We approach myopia as an ongoing management process.

Our optometrist can assess your child's vision, prescription and progression pattern before recommending an appropriate management strategy.

And because we offer multiple leading myopia control spectacle technologies, our recommendation can be based on your child's needs rather than being limited to a single lens brand.

IHOLICS provides access to:

Essilor Stellest
H.A.L.T. Technology

HOYA MiYOSMART & MiYOSMART iQ
D.I.M.S. Technology

ZEISS MyoCare
C.A.R.E. Technology

Combined with professional frame fitting, accurate lens measurements and ongoing review.

Because myopia management isn't about one pair of glasses.

It's about managing your child's vision as they grow.

What Else Can Parents Do?

Myopia management doesn't stop when your child puts on their glasses.

Healthy visual habits remain important.

Encourage your child to:

• Spend regular time outdoors
• Take breaks during prolonged near work
• Maintain an appropriate working distance when reading
• Avoid unnecessarily long periods of continuous screen use
• Wear their prescribed myopia control correction as directed
• Attend scheduled myopia reviews

ZEISS guidance, for example, includes a behavioural recommendation of at least two hours of outdoor time per day as part of myopia management.

Is Your Child Suitable for Myopia Control Glasses?

If your child's prescription is becoming more short-sighted, or you have a family history of myopia, it may be worth discussing myopia management before the prescription progresses further.

At IHOLICS Optician & Optometrist in Calamvale, Brisbane, our optometrist can assess your child's vision and discuss the available options with you.

Book a children's eye examination and find out which myopia management approach may be appropriate for your child.