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Irlen Syndrome has a lot to do with the vision system, but not with eyesight. In some people light interferes with the brain’s ability to process visual information.  This is sometimes referred to as “visual perceptual differences” or “visual processing difficulties”.

When we see things clearly, it is easy to assume that everyone else does also. This is not always the case. Research tells us that 15% of the general population and 50% of the population with reading disabilities, have moderate to severe problems with seeing print, people’s faces and the environment in a normal way. 

Distortions are common and include letters or words becoming blurry, fading, shaking, or being washed; paragraphs on a page swirling, wavy or rippled; and the appearance of halos around letters.  For some people, the white on a page can stand out and the white between letters can look like white rivers that are highly distracting.  For others, some letters and words can move, look more bold, or jump from side to side or up and down.

Other symptoms include eyestrain, difficulty focusing, light sensitivity, headaches or migraines, nausea, dizziness, poor depth perception, inefficient reading, poor spelling, and a reluctance to write.

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