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During my second visit, when we were getting to a point Ann Bonvallet,my Irlen diagnostician, felt was close to helping, she would have me hold up plain tinted lenses and look at her nose (about 8 feet away) and she would ask “What do you see?” We kept repeating this with various closely related tints until after about ten tries something happened. I looked at her nose, and unlike my previous answers of “I see your nose” I suddenly realized to my astonishment that I saw her whole face. I mean I saw her whole face as one image. I then realized that, of course, I had always had to scan anything I looked at to try to see the whole image. I had always had a history of finding it so difficult to connect people’s faces with their names. This was very troublesome when I operated a pharmacy for about 6,000 people. Ann didn’t have to say much as I digested this experience. I realized that shortly prior to this visit I had been at Huron Metro Park and had to scan the trees to try to form an image, but I could not. I had all these pieces of an image. And as I looked out the door of her home I was amazed at how clear everything was across the Huron River. It was mind boggling to me as I took in the detail of the scene that was elusive to me moments before. I had looked across the river, but couldn’t distinguish any detail; I saw weeds and some trees. Now I could have seen a small deer with ease. Who would think that a tint could clarify your vision. But that was not all. The bush outside the window was suddenly 3-dimensional. Yes, I suddenly realized I would have 3-D vision. The immediate benefit of depth perception was obvious.

I was so anxious to get my newly tinted lenses that I insisted on sending and receiving them overnight. There is no need to wait 2 to 3 weeks for your lenses. Just opt to pay for overnight each way and they will be returned very promptly. I was at my pharmacy, Wheaton Pharmacy, in Dundee, Michigan, when my lenses arrived with the prescribed “rose” tint. The first thing I did after I placed the lenses into their frame was to put the glasses on and look at my wife, Karen’s, face. For the first time, although we had been married for 32 years, I was able to see her whole face as one image. It all seemed so subtle yet so profound. I am not saying that everyone will have such an experience. But successful resolution of Irlen Syndrome often corrects more than just reading. The reason I said that I have resisted explaining what really happened is that I did not want to spoil the experience for the next Irlen person when they might undergo the same experience. I guess this depends on the diagnostician’s promptings as the visit progresses.