How Irlen Syndrome Causes Reading Difficulties

There are self tests you can do online to help you determine if you should see a specialist. Here's what to know.

If bright lights bother you, especially fluorescent lighting, or you have trouble reading words, or if you skip words when reading, and print looks different than letters on a screen…you may want to ask your doctor about an eye condition called Irlen Syndrome.  It’s is a type of visual processing issue where the brain has trouble processing certain wavelengths of light making bright and fluorescent lighting stressful to your brain.  It can create all kinds of issues: visual, physical to cognitive.   Symptoms vary and so do the solutions but sometimes it can be a simple as using colored overlays and filters. There are self tests you can do online to help you determine if you should see a specialist.  The test has already helped more than a million people around the world. Click here for more information or visit irlen.com.