Visual Stress and reading difficulties
Some people who experience difficulty reading find print fading, blurring or moving on the page. Find out more about Visual Stress here.
Wondering whether visual stress might be affecting you?
Visual stress occurs when the brain has difficulty processing repetitive pattern, glare and flicker. It can be experienced differently from individual to individual, but can lead to light sensitivity, migraine headache and discomfort, difficulty reading and visual disturbances.
For some people, coloured filters (overlays and precision tinted lenses) can improve visual comfort, helping with reading, attention, light sensitivity and headache.
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Maybe your vision isn’t comfortable, or something doesn't feel quite right with your vision?
Reading, screens, bright lights, patterns or busy environments can sometimes feel uncomfortable even when a routine eye examination doesn't fully explain why.
Our specialist service, Vision Through Colour, explores these kinds of visual sensitivity in much greater detail.
Explore Visual Stress at Vision Through Colour
Typical symptoms of visual stress
Visual discomfort
- Rubbing eyes or
- Blinking a lot
- Eye strain
- Dislike of artificial or bright lights
- Headaches or migraines
Reading may be challenging
- Have difficulty reading
- Lose your place when reading
- Have poor concentration
- Get tired when reading
- Have difficulty learning to read or write or have a slow reading speed
Print may be frustrating
- Text moves, vibrates or is blurry
- Words fade or disappear
- Patterns or colours appear in text
- Spots of light appear on the page
- Glare - text. or patterns seem bright or 3D
Might colour help me?
We have developed a simple online tool to help you profile any sensitivities you experience and consider whether a specialist assessment might be worth considering.
Try our free Visual Stress Symptom Checker
Our specialist service, Vision Through Colour, explores these kinds of visual sensitivity in much greater detail.
Explore Visual Stress at Vision Through Colour
Our specialist visual stress service
Vision Through Colour is our dedicated specialist service for people experiencing visual stress and visual sensory sensitivity.
At our dedicated website, you can find out much more about symptoms, assessment, individually selected colour and the research behind our approach.