Selected Research Findings

March 16, 2008 By 1 Comment

1. 74% of low scoring readers and 15% of high scoring readers have IRLEN SYNDROME. (Miller, 1984 (The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 317, No. 27, Dec., 1987)

2. 50% of people with dyslexia have IRLEN SYNDROME. (Whiting, 1985, Robinson & Miles, 1987)

3. 93% of a group of 465 people wearing IRLEN FILTERS for a 12-month period reported that the filters had been helpful or very helpful and had provided a definite improvement in reading fluency, concentration and comprehension. (Whiting and Robinson, 1988)

4. The same group followed up after six years continued to report that these same benefits were maintained, refuting the possibility of a placebo effect. (Whiting, Robinson, Parrot 1994) (Australian Journal of Remedial Education).

5. In a group of 127 school children, 75% did not have maximum stereopsis (depth perception); 80% of this group experienced immediate improvement in stereopsis when using IRLEN FILTERS. In addition, 90% of the students’ teachers noted improvements in reading and in attitude towards school and there was a significant reduction in headaches, migraine, and eyestrain. (Fricker, 1989)

6. Job Performance Survey administered to 136 employed people with IRLEN FILTERS; research showed a significant change in performance levels; amount of work completed 92%; absentee factors 91%; productivity 94%; greater concentration 91%; quality of work 85%; job satisfaction 79%; speed of work 82%.

Filed Under: Irlen Syndrome, Research

The Benefit of Treatment of Irlen Syndrome is Illustrated by a SPECT Brainscan taken by Dr. Daniel Amen in California

January 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment

spectscanofbrain.jpegDr. Daniel Amen is world famous. This Spect scan shows before and after wearing Irlen filter lenses.

The Amen Clinics have amassed the worlds largest database of brain scans related to behavior, more than 21,000. The brain is involved in everything we do. The clinics include screening for Irlen Syndrome in their assessments and testing. Dr. Robert Dobrin describes below the links he has found between Irlen Syndrome and a range of conditions. This is further evidence that Irlen Syndrome needs to be better understood by professionals and that testing for Irlen Syndrome needs to be incorporated into standard testing procedures.

“The Irlen Syndrome represents an intriguing and controversial spectrum of symptoms that remain invisible to most clinicians. During 32 months at the Amen Clinic, I have confirmed diagnosis of approximately 210 patients with Irlen Syndrome.”

Filed Under: Asperger's Syndrome, Brain Scans, Dyslexia, General, Irlen Syndrome, Irlen Syndrome and Autism, Migraine Headaches, Research