Irlens tinted eye glasses

The colored Irlen lenses I wear are filters not sunglasses. They help correct scotopic sensitivity (light sensitive) and perceptual dysfunction. My lenses have three layers of color and appear dark red, which happens to be my favorite color. My glasses are prescription bifocals that have been tinted. Each person may have a different color.

My specially tinted lenses allow me to see letters and words without any distortion or movement on the page. I could not "see" the letters clearly before and now I can. (It is not the same as being out of focus that you need a prescription for.)

Before getting my Irlen lenses, I was not able to scan down a page of written words and now I can at least pick out some words as my eyes move. Before, I often had to look at each word one at a time, sometimes each letter. Now, I can sit and read independently, only needing help to turn the pages. My ability to comprehend what I read has greatly improved with my Irlen lenses. I am also making less mistakes when I write. The glare from the computer screen does not bother me anymore.

One of my sisters has Irlen lenses, too. Her's are a light grey color even though they are also three different colors layered together. She just got clear lenses tinted because she did not need a prescription for hers.

It turns out that the tinted glasses did not help her as much as she needed, so she got contact lens tinted and those work really well for her. She can read and comprehend better. She can now work for an hour without taking a break. Before she could only last about 20 minutes before she got a bad headache.

She also had trouble before with looking up at the blackboard and then down at her paper, or when she had to read a question on one page and answer it on another. Now she can do those things much better.

She also wears them to go to the movies so she doesn't get sick anymore from the movement on the big screen. They help with car sickness and being able to read signs as you are moving past them in a car. Irlen lenses also help reduce stress and anxiety.

My Irlen glasess have made a huge difference in my life. I wish I had gotten them sooner.

Here is the contact information.
Irlen Center Northwest
Dr. Kirstie Lewis, Psychologist

Ambassador/Mentor for the DO-IT Study Program.

Ambassador/Mentor for the DO-IT Study Program. DO-IT stands for Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology. I joined DO-IT in 1999 the summer before my junior year in high school and was in the Summer Study Program Camp for two years and returned for a third year as an intern. The Program is for college bound high school students with a disability, who have leadership potential. We participated in academic and career learning experiences through internet access and electronic communication. I am still participating as an Ambassador/Mentor through electronic communication for the DO-IT Study Program.

As my junior and senior high school projects, my friend and I started a business making and selling soap. The business name was Spinning Wheels & Co. We sold our soap at the Fremont Market and other places. Besides earning money, our goal was to help the community interact with disabled people in business. After helping run the soap business and also growing up with having my parents run their own architecture business, I would like to own my own business.

I like to ride horses.

I like to ride horses. I started riding horses out at LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER in Woodinville, WA when I was four years old. Riding horses for people who have certain kinds of disabilities is really helpful and good for our bodies because the movement of the horse helps us know where our bodies are in space and also helps us with our balance. I don't only like to go horseback riding because it helps my body. I also like the social part of my experience riding with other people who have the same or different kinds of disabilities.