{"id":90,"date":"2015-08-07T12:26:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T12:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2024-04-25T09:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T09:49:21","slug":"coloured-overlays-and-lenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/other-services\/coloured-overlays-and-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Coloured overlays and lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4pdr6-36ddad3b6be0885602422d26493f6975 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-90'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow 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0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-267i2-608f40a4a13ad3aa1501b38867d59ed8 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1c02u-ab80d559738478b85727b45a08a75c81\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1c02u-ab80d559738478b85727b45a08a75c81{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1c02u-ab80d559738478b85727b45a08a75c81 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1c02u-ab80d559738478b85727b45a08a75c81 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1c02u-ab80d559738478b85727b45a08a75c81 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Coloured Overlays and Lenses<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-uojm-90448a1aa3bd29dba0956064729495b6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Some people are unfortunate enough to experience perceptual distortion when looking at certain patterns or text, making it hard to read comfortably and difficult to take in the information the text contains.<\/p>\n<p>These distortions are characteristic of a condition called Irlen Syndrome (also know as Meares-Irlen Syndrome or Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome). There is now scientific evidence that specifically coloured overlays or lenses help to remove the distortions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/177x383_coloured_lenses_line-e1439218685672.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/177x383_coloured_lenses_line-e1439218685672.jpg\" alt=\"_177x383_coloured_lenses_line\" width=\"140\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a>The symptoms experiences can vary greatly, but most commonly include:<\/p>\n<p>Glare from the page<br \/>\nWords appearing to move or twist<br \/>\nSpacing between words appearing to alter<br \/>\nWords standing out on the page<br \/>\nSore eyes or headaches while reading<\/p>\n<p>In all cases we recommend an up to date sight test first, as there are other eye conditions that can cause similar symptoms. After that the choice is then between an overlay assessment or colorimetry assessment.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Overlay Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sandra_colorimetry_close_up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-421 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sandra_colorimetry_close_up-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sandra_colorimetry_close_up-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sandra_colorimetry_close_up-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sandra_colorimetry_close_up.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sandra_colorimetry_close_up-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sandra_colorimetry_close_up-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>An overlay is the basic assessment to see if coloured filters can help with the perceptual problems. There are a limited number of overlays, and these are assessed to see which helps reduce the distortions. If appropriate we can measure the increase in rate of reading with the overlay through the Wilkins Rate of Reading Test.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colorimetry Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The colorimetry assessment is more in depth and uses an Intuitive Colorimeter to accurately choose the best colour and depth of tint to reduce or eliminate the distortions.<\/p>\n<p>This can then be produced as tinted lenses to be worn for any task where distortions are a problem. We often have people referred to us for this assessment by the local eye department, and sometimes from further afield.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":23,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":829,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions\/829"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwarzopticians.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}