Irlen Glasses

Hi, I asked my husband about these lenses, hes an optician. Irlen lenses have a good track record on people who use them but there is little in the way of scientific evidence to back them up, they are used for people with dyslexia and such conditions .They are person specific prescribed coloured lenses which are supposed to help the person read faster. They are quite expensive.

Addressing the issue that you go dizzy when you go into a supermarket it may be you have an uncorrected prescription and should be checked at the opticians. It may also be a response to the flicker of the fluorescent lights, I've heard of it a few times. If that is the case there is not much you can do to change the frequency of the flicker (usually around 50 times per second). In which case reducing the amount light entering the eye may help. If you are generally sensitive to sunlight any way some type of sunglass may be necessary but it wont need to be as specific a tint as an Irlen Lens.

Ill tell you the four options to give you every option, If you have a prescription from the optician it should be incorcorated into the glasses it does make the glasses more expensive but it will give you the best quality of vision.

1) Sunglasses- Simply reduce the amount of light, they should have UV protection and they can be made to a particular level of darkness so you dont have to have them pitch black when you go indoor however if they are lighter they wont help the light sensitivity.

2) Polarised lenses- These are always dark but they cut out all glare making them more comfortable in bright lights near reflective surfaces (water/glass/snow) I swear by these lenses.

3) Transitions lenses- Go dark when you go outside so would solve the problem with the sun but go light when youre inside so probably wont help in the supermarket.

4) Xtractive lenses- These are new and very expensive. The react to visible light instead of UV so react inside as well as outside and go clear at night.

Hope that helps in some way

Hi, I asked my husband about these lenses, hes an optician. Irlen lenses have a good track record on people who use them but there is little in the way of scientific evidence to back them up, they are used for people with dyslexia and such conditions .They are person specific prescribed coloured lenses which are supposed to help the person read faster. They are quite expensive.

Addressing the issue that you go dizzy when you go into a supermarket it may be you have an uncorrected prescription and should be checked at the opticians. It may also be a response to the flicker of the fluorescent lights, I've heard of it a few times. If that is the case there is not much you can do to change the frequency of the flicker (usually around 50 times per second). In which case reducing the amount light entering the eye may help. If you are generally sensitive to sunlight any way some type of sunglass may be necessary but it wont need to be as specific a tint as an Irlen Lens.

Ill tell you the four options to give you every option, If you have a prescription from the optician it should be incorcorated into the glasses it does make the glasses more expensive but it will give you the best quality of vision.

1) Sunglasses- Simply reduce the amount of light, they should have UV protection and they can be made to a particular level of darkness so you dont have to have them pitch black when you go indoor however if they are lighter they wont help the light sensitivity.

2) Polarised lenses- These are always dark but they cut out all glare making them more comfortable in bright lights near reflective surfaces (water/glass/snow) I swear by these lenses.

3) Transitions lenses- Go dark when you go outside so would solve the problem with the sun but go light when youre inside so probably wont help in the supermarket.

4) Xtractive lenses- These are new and very expensive. The react to visible light instead of UV so react inside as well as outside and go clear at night.

Hope that helps in some way