Visual Stress (also known as “Mears-Irlen” syndrome) and Visual Dyslexia can cause symptoms such as movement of print, rivers running through sentences, concentration problems, headaches & eyestrain.

 

 

Visual Stress and Visual Dyslexia has been found to in exist in cases of:

 

At Visual Answers Opticians, we specialise in the assessment of Visual processing. We carry out specialist eye examinations, assessing binocular stability, rate of reading tests, coloured overlay testing & Intuitive colorimetry.

 

Our approach to the treatment of Visual Dyslexia and Visual Stress is based on the work which was performed by Professor Bruce Evans, of the Institute of Optometry in London, and Professor Arnold Wilkins, of the Department of Applied Psychology at the University of Cambridge and is also endorsed and validated by The British Dyslexia Association (BDA)and The College of Optometrists(UK), as well as the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA).

 

We have over 10 years of experience in this field working closely with students with specific learning difficulties (such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dysclaculi, Dysgraphia, AD(H)D and Autistic Spectral Disorders) from Lougborough University (DANS Dept) & other institutions.

 

We regularly work with Schools, Colleges, Teachers, SENCO's, GP's and Educational Psychologists. 

 

For more information about Visual Dyslexiaand Visual Stress read a short article recently published online by our clinical optometrist Mohammed Bhojani.