I have problems with flurescent lights too but from the noise they make i
have Yellow and blue glasses right now but shortly i will be getting black
and green ones i have heard that it is not common to change from one
spectrum to another but i did, after 4 years my daughter who also has irlen
she changed from one color spectrum to another in less than 8 months but now
wears a total of 23 tints to be comfortable out and indoors. indoors she
wears 3 tints dark purple d purple grey and dark blue and out side i have no
clue it is the other 20 i know it is all the blacks and all the browns and
all the greens and some who escape my memory at this time. She can see way
better at night than i can i am night blind but the glasses help with that i
just get alot of stares and whispers as to why the shades at night but i do
not care I can see is what i am thankful for.

Good luck to you i hope you find what works the best and yes my glasses
are great but not perfect i would love to get contacts but i am going to
wait and see how long it lasts before i need another tint check/change of
color.

Donna

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On 2/13/08, Timothy Burrows <timothy7beakyburrows@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike, I also have flourescent and flickering light sensitivity,
> though my colour sensitivity is to the colour yellow. I have changed all the
> light bulbs in my house to day light bubs as the light is whiter, and less
> yellow. Could you use bulbs in your restaurant with a subtle red tint? There
> are allot of on line stores selling all sorts of light bubs. Look up window
> film on the internet too. I've never used it but it is transparent coloured
> film that you attatch to window pains, to subtely change the colour of the
> light passing through the window, or to reduce the intensity. Like you I
> have tried Irlen lenses of various shades, and the contacts too. I benefited
> from Irlen lenses and gradually found the best tints. They made wrap lenses
> for me but they still let in light from the edges. I then found mass
> produced Adidas elevation climacool sun glasses (goggle style) which cut all
> periperal light out and come in a range of lense colours. I found them good
> for being outside in. Try looking searching for the gosportsspex website to
> see if they're for you. The only problem is they do smear up a bit. Then I
> discovered Oakley water Jackets for evey day outdoor wear, as they're very
> close fitting but don't smear or fog up. They come in a couple of different
> tints. See www.oakley.com. I wish Irlen made lenses that are more curved
> than they're current wraps so they could go in these types of very wrapped
> frames. But check out the lenses that these sunglasses are sold in to see if
> theres a lense there for you.
>
> I've lost my Yahoo I/.D. passwords so am not sure if this will end up on
> the forum but feel free to copy and paste it on, should you wish to.
>
> Hope you continue to find improved coping strategies.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Tim
>
> To:
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@...<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40ya\
hoogroups.comFrom>:
> somers252@... <somers252%40yahoo.comDate>: Wed, 13 Feb 2008
> 19:03:38 +0000Subject: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] Re: Tinted
> Contacts?
>
> I have a severe case of fluorescent and flickering light
> sensitivity(movies, strobe lights, crowded malls or amusement parks) that
> Irlenhelped me ameliorate. I required a very dark red tint and triedwearing
> the glasses for 2 months at my restaurant. Due to lightgetting in through
> the sides, the glasses provided about 50% benefitwhile causing a large
> amount of social anxiety and teasing. Customershad strange reactions
> everyday and I had trouble getting my bearingsbecause the tint was so dark.
> I eventually got my contacts whichcovered my entire eye with no peripheral
> light getting in. While thecontacts provided more benefit than the glasses
> 75-80%, I had adifferent set of tension headaches because of the tint itself
> andtrying to see through red lenses all day. My depth and detailperception
> were very restricted through red lenses. Also, the tintwas visible to other
> people who were seeing a guy serving with redeyes. This caused me a great
> deal of self-consciousness andembarrasment. While I recommend wearing tinted
> contacts for thelights, it doesn't work with a dark color for too long.
> Lightercolors will work really well though. Also, seeing red all day
> wasaffecting my moods...irritability, depression, loneliness,
> isolatedfeelings. Finally, the disequilibrium from the darker
> conditionsaffected my speech and social interactions which I wasn't
> expecting. It's as if my vision was directly connected to my speech and
> otherneurological functions. Today, I'm back to wearing a hat and using
> anitro-glycerin ointment (Nitro-Bid). This is in correlation tovasospasm
> (constricted blood vessels...restricted blood and oxygenflow throughout
> body) which was diagnosed by Dr. Hammesfahr inClearwater Florida.
> www.hnionline.com He treats conditions relatingto epilepsy, autism, and
> other neurological impairments. He won anobel prize nomination for his work
> and has helped me greatly. Thisis the only treatment that has really worked
> for my fluorescent lightproblems. Feel free to call or email me to talk.
> somers252@...<somers252%40yahoo.com609-902-4655Mike>---
> In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "mlcbrandon"<brandonmelanie@...> wrote:>> elisabeth, > Hello, my son is in
> Elementary an planning to attend "Middle> School" (6-8) next year. As far as
> I know (he usually open) he hasn't> had any problems with teasing, questions
> but nothing else. He only> seems to need his glasses at school (due to the
> lighting). He hasn't> mention the colored contacts, with his coloration
> being very dark and> only needing them in Florescent light I don't think
> they would work> for him anyway. (Not to mention he is lucky not to have
> vision> problems, per say just the perception)> We applied for him to attend
> a Charter School for next year> that is in an old Factory building. One
> thing I notice on tour was> the lighting. To keep with the age of the
> building they used not only> a lot of natural lighting, but very soft
> lighting when needed. Along> with colored walls, it seem to be very 'easy on
> the eye' (soft and> rich yellows and reds, along with red bricks). He was so
> excited, he> could tell a difference when he walked into the class rooms.
> He> wasn't sure how to put it into words, but that "my eye are working>
> different". Irlen's is a new concept around here , and even though I> get
> help from the educators, not much from administration. > I'm not sure that I
> replied with what you where looking for :o), but> it gave me chance to jump
> in and share, I think it's been about a year> since I posted.> Hope all of
> you are doing well and finding things so much visually> better :o)! > > ---
> In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "lisibeth2003"> <lisibeth2003@> wrote:> >> > Hey Val,> > > > I, too, do not
> particularly appreciate how people ask about my> > "sunglasses" or call me
> 'Hollywood'...or "Steevey" or Ray Charles...i> > have a super dark tint and
> would LOVE to have contacts as well. > > > > I also worry about job
> interviews, especially once i graduate and go> > for teaching interviews, i
> don't want to look disrespectful in front> > of the principal or whoever is
> conducting the interview. > > > > I am getting my re-evaluation the second
> week of march, but since i am> > lightening up my color, i don't know if i
> should go for the tinted> > contacts just yet. I will just go up to having 4
> pairs of glasses to> > keep track of! lol> > > > Is anyone in this group
> still in school, either elementary, secondary> > or the college/university
> level? how is it working for you?> > > > thanks!> > > > elisabeth> > > > > >
> --- In
glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com<glimmercoloredfilterglasses%40yahoog\
roups.com>,
> "Val"> > <poetic_pets@> wrote:> > >> > > Has anyone here tried them?> > > >
> > > I got my postcard reminder that it's time for my reevaluation,and it > >
> > says Tinted Contacts Now Available on it.> > > > > > I hate wearing
> glasses, and I hate how people think they are > > > sunglasses. I was
> thinking maybe contacts would be a good thingfor > > > me. Next year I'm
> hopefully going on tons of interviews forschools, > > > and I'm hoping not
> to get singled out and have them not want me > > > because I wear glasses or
> something.> > > > > > Do the contacts work as well as the glasses?> > > > >
> > I'm hoping I'll be able to get them. If not now, eventually. I'm > > >
> kind of hoping this next time to get colors that are a bitbetter. I > > >
> still read with the overlay and it would be nice to not have to.> > >> >>
>
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