Conditions We Help to Treat
Irlen Lenses can help people with...
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Dyslexia
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ADD - ADHD
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Chronic Fatigue
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Light Sensitivity Issues
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Headaches and Migraines
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Traumatic Brain Injury
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Anxiety and/or Depression
Be on the lookout:
Visual processing Difficulties can cause...
- Regular headaches/migraines
- Difficulties with reading, learning and dyslexia
- Clumsiness and poor depth perception
- ADD/ADHD or excessive fidgeting
- Excessive fatigue and light sensitivity from glare, bright light and computers.
- Photophobia and Visual Snow
The Signs and Symptoms:
Irlen Syndrome
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Sensitivity to Light
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Reading Difficulties
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Distortions with Print
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Spelling Problems
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Delayed Learning
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Concentration Difficulties
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Behaviour Problems
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Frustration
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Handwriting Problems
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Find Copying Difficult
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Depth Perception Issues
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Eye Strain / Visual Stress
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Headaches and Migraines
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Fatigue After School Work
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Low Self Esteem
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Anxiety
Where the Science of Color Transforms Lives
Proven Relief from Visual Processing Difficulties
Team Intregrations
How do Irlen Lenses help?
In order for us to see, light has to shine into the eyes and the brain has to use that light to process the visual information into images that it can comprehend. This is called Visual Processing and involves a series of complex pathways between the eyes and the visual cortex. For people with Irlen Syndrome this processing is dysfunctional, which results in perceived visual distortions, headaches, and glare sensitivity.
Each individual with symptoms is sensitive to particular colours (wavelengths of light, i.e. the rainbow) in the spectrum, so the selection of the correctly tinted spectral filters is essential to provide relief. These filters are worn as glasses and remove the offending wavelengths of light, calming the brain and visual cortex. This then allows people who can read, to read more efficiently and for those learning to read, to see the print without visual distortions. Also, they will reduce headaches, migraines, eyestrain and environmental distortions.
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