Choose Essilor® Stellest® lenses with sun tints for outdoor activities.
The product benefits include:
- UV and glare protection, offering comfortable vision outdoors
- 5 fun and cool colours for children to match with their frame choices
- Crizal® SunXProtect coating: The most comprehensive protection against scratches, smudges, UV and glare for prescription sun lenses1
Time outdoors is important.
Research has shown that spending more time outdoors may potentially reduce the development of myopia2,3
Spending more time outdoors may also reduce the amount of time spent doing near work activities indoors which may contribute to myopia progression4,5
Just as we need to protect children’s skin during time spent outside, their eyes must also be protected6
Children, like adults, can suffer from glare sensitivity, particularly outdoors7,8
Children’s eyes are also more susceptible than adults to damage from UV light9
References:
1 Compared against coating from major players in the Sun rx market (ISTM Bayer). UV protection indicates E-SPF50, does not apply for Orma without UVX
2 Dhakal R, et al. Time spent outdoors as an intervention for myopia prevention and control in children: an overview of systematic reviews. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2022 May;42(3):545-558
3 Jonas JB, et al. IMI prevention of myopia and its progression. Invest Opthlamol Vis Sci. 2021;61(5):6
4 Guan H, et al. Impact of various types of near work and time spent outdoors at different times of day on visual acuity and refractive error among Chinese school-going children. PLoS One. 2019;14(4):e0215827.
5 Huang HM, et al. The association between near work activities and myopia in children- a systematic revie and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015;10(10):e0140419
6 Prevent Blindness. Children’s Eyes are More Susceptible to Long-Term Damage from UV Rays. 2011. Available at: http://preventblindness.org/childrens-eyes-are-more-susceptible-to-long-term-damage-from-uv-rays/ (last accessed 08/09/2023)
7 Lakkis C, WeidemannK. Evaluation of the performance of photochromic spectacle lenses in children and adolescents aged 10- 15 years. Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 2006;89(4):246-52
8 Shapiro S, et al. The Unmet Challenge of Diagnosing and Treating Photophobia in Children. Neurology. 2023;2-9.010.
9 Behar-CohenF, et al. Ultraviolet damage to the eye revisited: eye sun protection factor (e-SPF®), a new ultraviolet protection label for eyewear. Clinical Ophthalmology. 2013:87-104.
