Irlen Syndrome - Contrast Sensitivity

Introduction

To read well your eyes must be working optimally. That is why I am peering at the screen through my new glasses now!

So the first step (which should be routine anyhow with any child) is to get a complete checkup with a good optician.

But beyond this, there is a syndrome that some opticians may not check for, where the eye is sensitive to the contrast of a pure black on a white background. It is a bit like blue on red for the rest of us.

If your child complains of "the text moving around", that will be the reason.

The Solution To Irlen Syndrome

What you need to do is get some coloured cellophane and lay that over the page. It may help.

You can try a variety of colours. And if you really want to get fancy, go to an optician who specialises in Irlen Syndrome and get different colours tested to find the optimum.

You can even get tinted glasses made with that colour.

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