I have the same problem with glare that started after I had a
reaction to an antibiotic called Cephalexin. Any possibility that
your son has had a cephalosporin, penicillin, or carbapenem, or
fluouroquinone antibiotic within the last year? I posted a list of
cephalosporin antibiotics in the files section in this group in case
you'd like to look. In case so, I have a growing number of medical
journal articles in case you are interested in seeing them.

I am going to try Irlen lenses when I can afford it, but until then a
light diffuser has helped. This is a curved metal shield that goes
below the light, curved side towards the ceiling, flourescent or
regular bulbs. The metal has small, regular holes throughout and is
painted black.

Good luck,
Larissa

--- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "mlcbrandon"
<brandonmelanie@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> My son Sam, 9 years old, has just been diagnoised with Irlens. I
> like many of he post I've read, knew something was wrong but
couldn't
> put my finger on it. He was called lazy by many teachers and has
been
> called an average student, that I need to accept the fact. This
year
> he has a wonderful teacher who actually took time to notice that he
> couldn't read his book flat, it had to be at an angle. When I
> questioned him he said it always had a glare.
> We took him to have his vision checked, to have the Doctor to tell
me
> that he lied several times during the exam. She tested him again
> about a month later with the same answers, she explained there was
no
> way possible he could see the way he was saying. She refused to
even
> consider a light sensitivity or perception problem, making he and I
> both look vey stupid.
> I came home and began to research light sensitivity and came across
> Irlens. Everything on the site was Sam ! I began looking for a
> screener, and came across a wonderful lady who after a screening let
> us know that he did have Irlens and that she highly reccommeded
being
> tinted for lenses. The first time I heard him read with the
overlays,
> I couldn't contain myself. I had never heard him read without
> hesistation, and with out missing word and with such pride and
> excitement ! He's used the overlay for 2 weeks now and finds them
> bundlesome and can't wait to be tinted. We're trying to get him an
> appointment with a Diagnotic to be tinted in late December. With
the
> expense we've had to do some juggling, but through many anwered
> prayers we were able to find out that our insurance will cover some
> of the expense.
> His teach, again wonderful, has allowed him to use colored paper
and
> has allowed him to change his seat and has offered to let him wear a
> cap in class. Irlens seem to be knew to our area and the Diagnotic
> I've been in touch with lets me know that it's not because other do
> not have it but that many are undiagnoised. I hope to become a 1
man
> crusader and inform the school system about Irlens and to maybe
have
> some educator trained in being screeners.
> I am very excited to find this support group, because I and Sam
have
> felt kinda alone. My problem is the 'old ghost' in my head,
because I
> can't see what he sees. I do find myself doubting, but when I began
> to doubt I remember hearing him read , truly read for the first
time,
> and I know We're doing what's right.
> If any one has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
for
> being here!
>
> Sincerly Lynn
>