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The revolutionary contact lenses that could help dyslexics
Find out about the revolutionary contact lenses
- as featured on GMTV
Scientists have found that wearing tinted contact lenses can help people with dyslexia and colour blindness.
Around 16% of the population suffers from dyslexia, a neurological condition which can make it difficult to read and write as words appear to wobble and blur.
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Researchers at Clatterbridge Hospital's Corneal Laser Centre stress that the use of tinted lenses is not a cure for the condition, and may only help a minority of sufferers. But in one study some dyslexics who wore the lenses trebled their reading speed.
Optician David Harris made the discovery by accident - he originally developed the lenses to aid people with distorted colour vision.
Liz Brooks, of the Dyslexia Institute, warned the lenses were not a complete answer for dyslexics. She said: "Most dyslexic people need to learn to read, write and spell being taught in a highly structured way to overcome the difficulties they have in their brains. In effect there is a break in the wiring."
Dyslexia Facts:
- About 16% of the population have some form of dyslexia. About 4% are severely dyslexic, including some 375,000 school children.
- Dyslexia causes difficulties in learning to read, write and spell.
- Short-term memory, mathematics, concentration, personal organisation and sequencing may be affected.
- Dyslexia is biological in origin and tends to run in families, but environmental factors may also contribute to it.
- Dyslexia affects all kinds of people regardless of intelligence, race or social class.
- The effects of dyslexia can largely be overcome by skilled specialist teaching and the use of compensatory strategies.
- The earlier the intervention the better the outcome.
To find out more about the revolutionary lenses - as seen on GMTV - visit www.dyslexia-help.co.uk by clicking on the link to the right.
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