Irlens syndrome explained

I have struggled to differentiate what Irlens syndrome is because it can become a bit complex to understand so I decided to pull the important bits off the IrlensUK website.  If you want more detail I suggest you look on their website by clicking the phrase IrlensUK website phrase just above.

Irlen Syndrome is a specific type of perceptual problem that affects the way the brain processes visual information. It is not an optical problem.

For those with Irlen Syndrome, the brain is unable to process full spectral light. This results in:

• a range of distortions in the environment.
• a range of distortions on the printed page.
• physical and behavioural symptoms.

It is exacerbated by environmental factors such as lighting, brightness, glare, high contrast, patterns and colours.

It mainly affects my reading if you want to know about some of the ways in which I see words on the page if I read without my glasses. Have a look at the picture below.