15/01/2026
🌈 Discover how colorimetry may alleviate visual discomfort and visual stress! 👓
👇🏼 Understanding Visual Stress 👇🏼
Visual stress is a term used to describe visual discomfort and perceptual distortions in the printed text, suffered by many people who struggle to read. It is estimated that up to 20% of dyslexic people experience visual stress and also the general population in varying degrees including migraine sufferers and some neurological disorders which affect processing.
👇🏼 Visual Stress and the Role of Colour 👇🏼
Colour has been known to make improvements to reading speed and accuracy. Colour overlays or tinted glasses or contact lenses may help enable longer periods of reading free of discomfort.
The following symptoms indicate you may be suffering from visual stress:
❓ Tiring easily when reading
❓ Letters changing shape or size
❓ Halos of colour surrounding letters
❓ Red, sore, watery eyes
❓ Blurring of print
❓ Patterns on print
👓 Our Optometrist can carry out a visual stress/ overlay assessment and may suggest that you try an overlay when reading for a few weeks, noting any improvements.
👓 The Colorimetry assessment may result in precision tinted glasses being prescribed. The colour will be more specific to each individual's needs. This is more precise than the overlay assessment and very often produces a different colour to the overlay.
If you feel this could be beneficial to you or your family, please get in touch to arrange an appointment. An up to date eye examination is recommended before assessing any visual stress:
☎️ 01224 633400
📩 info@mcpherson-optometry.com
🌐 Or book online https://myoptom.com/mcpherson-optometry
