Great to hear from you.
Have tax deadline.
Will correspond later. : )
Julie
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Julie Evans, M.Ag.
Certified Irlen Screener
502 Riverside Dr. NE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
320-251-7493
julie@...
www.ReadingAndLight.com
Irlen Syndrome can include problems with: reading (blurring, etc.),
headaches, eyestrain, light sensitivity, attention
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----- Original Message -----
From: "hopefordyslexia" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: <glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 2:12 AM
Subject: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] Re: See some ways that light
sensitivity affects vision


> Hi Julie,
> I'd like to correspond with you too. I sent you an email with the
> group name and my ID in the subject so you can know it is from me
> instead of wondering if it is just another piece of spam from
> someone you don't know since my email address is different from my
> ID in this group.
> Robin
>
> --- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "Julie M. Evans"
> <julie@c...> wrote:
> > The link did not seem to work.
> > It seems there are only 17 people on this listserve, so I hope you
> will
> > share your story with others.
> > I'd like to correspond with you if you will send your e-mail.
> > julie@c... (lenses wearer)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "hopefordyslexia" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> > To: <glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 7:11 PM
> > Subject: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] See some ways that
> light
> > sensitivity affects vision
> >
> >
> > > For many years now, I have struggled to explain some of the
> ways
> > > damage from a head injury has distorted my vision, but I have
> always
> > > felt that words cannot convey the picture as clearly as I would
> > > like, so I have now put together some photos for our photo album
> to
> > > literally show what the world looks like with some of these
> vision
> > > problems.
> > > Nine years ago, as a result of a head injury, I started having
> > > horrible vision and health problems. I was diagnosed with
> monocular
> > > and binocular diplopia. In everyday terms, that means double
> vision
> > > in each eye and two eyes that refuse to work together. In
> addition
> > > to that, I lost the ability to focus my eyes.
> > > The best doctors, neurologists, opthamologists and
> optometrists
> > > all agreed that the damage was permanent and that NOTHING could
> be
> > > done to help restore my vision, except progressive prescription
> > > lenses, and even that would leave 90% of my vision problems
> > > uncorrected. Even with glasses, my vision was impossibly messed
> > > up. My brain simply couldn't coordinate the vision process
> > > anymore. With my eyes wandering off in their own directions, my
> > > brain tried to make sense of it all by jumping wildly between the
> > > view from both eyes when they were working together to a
> distorted
> > > blended view from both wandering eyes or it simply relied on the
> > > input from my left eye or right eye or nothing at all. What a
> > > headache that was--literally it caused a permanent migraine.
> > > After about 4 years of "living" with this, the literacy
> librarian
> > > at our local library suggested that I contact the Irlen
> Institute.
> > > My doctors were completely against the idea, but I refused to let
> > > them keep me from getting the help I needed. Thank God I did
> because
> > > with Irlen filters, I CAN FINALLY SEE NORMALLY AGAIN!!!
> > > With all of the years that I have struggled to explain the
> > > vision problems I have had, I have found that words alone fail to
> > > adequately convey the nature and scope of the problems I lived
> with
> > > so I have finally found a way to put together some pictures so
> > > people can see what I mean, instead of just having to create a
> > > mental picture from my words.
> > > I have uploaded the pictures to the group photo album. I am
> > > really hoping that they will be helpful to others.
> > > They are best viewed in the slide show which sort of animates
> > > them so you can see the effect all "in action". The first 7
> pictures
> > > in the slide show show the effect of double double vision on
> print
> > > and the 8th picture shows the distortions it can cause even with
> > > faces. (Yes, I picked Pablo Picasso as my model because I
> couldn't
> > > help wondering if some of his "impressionistic" style was the
> result
> > > of Picasso painting the world just as he REALLY saw it.)
> > > I hope my illustrations will inspire some of you to find a
> way to
> > > visually demonstrate how light sensitivity affects your vision
> and
> > > share it with us by posting your pictures in the group photo
> album.
> > >
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/glimmercoloredfilterglasses/slid
> > > eshow?&.dir=/&.src=gr&.view=t
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> > >
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