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Bullshit
No REAL specialist would diagnose you with a phony diagnosis

AND, no US opthomologist would diagnosis a condition that the Academy 
labels as fraudulent.

Who are you shilling for skunk?

I see you crossposted your drivel all over the net.

daanish wrote:
> I have seem quite a few specialists in both the US and UK, and they
> have given my condition a number of terms, ranging from �Irlen
> Syndrome', Ocular Discomfort Syndrome and Scotopic Sensitivity
> Syndrome. However, they are not really sure what the problem is, or
> whether it can be described by what they have called it.
> 
> Basically the problem began came on rather suddenly in December 2003.
> I encountered difficulty in reading and using the computer. When I
> read, the white of the paper seemed to leap out and made it difficult
> to read the words in black. When using the computer, the screen seems
> too bright, making it difficult to read and comprehend the words; this
> occurred in spite of my attempts to reduce the brightness and
> contrast. I also have a problem with normal vision in the distance,
> making it uncomfortable, for example, to watch the television. I don't
> really have pain but more in the way of eye-strain. My eyes feel all
> the time as if I have just completed a 4 hours exam. It almost feels
> as if I am not wearing glasses. I also started getting very severe
> headaches.
> 
> I went to see Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (Ms Gill Adams at
> Moorefield's Eye Hospital) in London in January 2004 who increased the
> power of my glasses, which helped the situation. She referred me on to
> Dr Gordon Plant who I saw in February. Dr Plant is a
> neuro-opthamologist in UCL Hospital. He recommended that I use
> Amitriptyline in a low dose of 20mg to deal with the headaches that I
> was getting with the eye strain. This medicine does seem to have
> helped reduce the headaches, but the eye-strain continues.
> 
> In May 2004 I went to see Dr David Guyton in Johns Hopkins University
> Hospital in the US. At that time higher powered glasses allowed me to
> work quite comfortably. Dr Guyton suggested that I try using coloured
> overlays on top of the page that I am reading.  We tried a blue
> overlay, and the page was definitely better with the overlay on top
> rather than without.

I'll check with Dr Guyton, I'll wait till I am there, later this month, 
but I am SURE you are lying - particularly since you made a small but 
critical error in identifying, AND because it isn't his field
> 
> In late July, the situation reverted to how it was before I used the
> new glasses. So even with the higher powered ones, I found it
> difficult to read. At this point I went back to see Dr Plant. He was
> not able to help any further but he did try out a few overlays and
> helped me chose the ones that I am most comfortable with. This is a
> combination of using purple and blue.
> 
> I have been using these overlays for over a month and have reached a
> point where I cannot do without them. This is obviously a problem
> since not all reading material can be comfortably read using an
> overlay. A couple of weeks ago I went to see Ms Adams again who
> suggested getting tinted glasses as a replacement to the overlays.
> 
> She was sceptical of the Irlen technique and instead suggested getting
> done what is known as the Colorimetry test done to chose the correct
> colour. I got this done and have started wearing the tinted lenses.
> They help a little bit but my vision discomfort continues.
> 
> I was wondering if anyone has come across something like this before?
> I understand that some people find it useful to use tinted lenses to
> read, but is that only for reading? Do people with the Irlen syndrome
> experience visual problems associated with only reading, or do they
> also have problems with the environment.
> 
> I will appreciate any feedback.

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