As a pharmacist I cannot bear to see patients suffer from migraine headaches when I know that many of the same people are unknowingly dealing with Irlen Syndrome and no-one has shared the message with them. So if you are taking drugs like Imitrex and Maxalt take time to review the symptoms on this site. Just put the word symptoms in the search bar at the top of the page.

Irlen syndrome often causes headaches and migraine especially when reading, writing, working at a computer, under bright fluorescent lights or other bright lights.

Seventy per cent of information that we take in comes through the eyes and must be correctly interpreted by the brain. By filtering out specific wavelengths of light Irlen filters allow the brain to analyze visual information more efficiently. Headaches and eyestrain can be eliminated. The Irlen Method allows you to see, read and perform other visually intensive tasks without effort or pain. Research is showing that Irlen filters can reduce headache or migraine.

I recently spent about 3 hours with my Irlen diagnostician, Ann Bonvallet. After careful selections we came up with a tint that is composed of light shades of yellow, orange and gray. I could tell how much better reading became. The whites are more subdued now. I paid for overnight shipping both ways and my lenses were shipped to the lab in Long Beach on Monday and I got them back on Wednesday. I am fascinated by my depth perception when driving. The trees along the highway are in focus both in the foreground and background. The trees in the foreground really stand out.