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Coloured overlays
and glasses have been known to help visual dyslexia sufferers
for some time, the problem, however, has been the correct choice
of tint or illumination. This needs to be known accurately and
trial and error is an inadequate method of selection. Recent research
and development has provided a solution to this problem.
A range of
instruments and software has been produced which can assess the
requirements, prescribe the tints and test the resultant improvement
in the patient's visual perception. In a series of clinical trials,
a number of visually dyslexic children were tested against a control
group using the new instrumentation, the results were compelling.
Headaches,
migraines, dry eyes and many other conditions will often find
immediate relief, sometimes before the tests are completed - it
can be that dramatic.
The optician
using the new ORTHOSCOPICS SYSTEM will have the opportunity of
helping patients, many of them unhappy with others attempts at
solving their problem and possibly new to the clinic.
Underachieving
schoolchildren may be referred to the practice under the Disability
or Education acts, those in work may have a right to the tests
under Health and Safety at Work regulations. Multiple prescribing
may be required to make available lenses for use under varying
ambient conditions.
The
Orthoscopics system is based on a range of new products for
assessing the colour prescription of a patient. Aimed initially
at helping those with visual dyslexia this system also helps those
with a wide range of visually related conditions such as migraine
and macular degeneration. The system is user friendly and gives
full software control to the optician.
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