Difficulty concentrating or reading?

Young Eyes has been using this technology for approx. 15 years. We have many repeat patients that were originally children and are now adults coming to us to review their colours and prescriptions. What Janine finds amazing is how consistent and accurate the results are.

The symptoms of visual stress may show in a variety of neurological conditions including autism, multiple sclerosis, stroke , migraine, and closed head injury. Research continues into the impact of coloured lenses in these conditions and shows that the colours may reduce the abnormal brain activity in migraine and neurological patients , reducing their symptoms.

We have older patients with brain injuries such as strokes and traumatic brain injuries from accidents that have found the use of coloured lenses gives them back their independence with walking and moving around.

Visual stress is a term used to describe visual discomfort and perceptual distortions in printed text and is suffered by some people who struggle to read. Symptoms can be experienced in varying degrees from simple fatigue to difficulties when looking at text. Symptoms include movement of words, letters, and numbers when looking across the page. Patterns in the printed page, and halos around the letters and words.

Visual stress is not dyslexia but can run concurrently.  Dyslexia has a multiple causes.

Some dyslexic individuals have co-occurring visual problems which may be managed by our optometrists. Each patient needs a comprehensive eye examination that reviews their eye co-ordination, the prescription of their eyes as well as the general health of their eyes.

It is believed that up to 20% of dyslexic people might also suffer with visual stress symptoms which may be helped using coloured lenses and overlays.