Optim-Eyes

Task Light with controllable colour

The human visual system responds optimally with appropriate stimulation. This stimulation threshold varies between individuals and full spectral stimulation can cause problems. It is beneficial to modify the visual stimulus for some people by changing spectral distribution in a specific task, particluarly reading and writing.

It is already well established that the colour of ambient lighting has a major influence on the effects of disorders such as visual dyslexia, photo-sensitive epilepsy and migraine. In the case of dyslexia some sufferers can alleviate their reading difficulties by covering the page with a transparent overlay in order to block out those wavelengths of light which accentuate the problem. The overlays are usually simple primary colours either red, green or blue. Whilst these assist with reading, they are of no value for writing.

The Optim-Eyes lamp is colour selectable, allowing colours to be mixed to create the optimum lighting to suit each user. The lamp can be used in addition to specifically prescribed tinted spectacles to achieve optimum results.

The colour selection can be operated either individually or together so that it is possible to select single primary colours or combine them to give different hues and illuminance that can be used for both reading and writing.

Three dials control the proportion of red, green and blue light while a fourth controls the intensisty. When used in conjunction with the Jordan Reversal and Inversion Test or the Jordan Pattern Glare Screening Test, the optimum colour balance can be set for each individual's needs and the Optim-Eyes, with its flexible positioning arm, is then a practical lamp for reading or writing.

The Optim-Eyes lamp was created in a joint development with optician Ian Jordan, an internationally recognised expert in visual processing problems. Ian is the author of VISUAL DYSLEXIA -A Parents and Teachers Guide and the designer of the Millennium Product award winning Visual Tracking Magnifier. His lecture credits include the World Dyslexia Congress, the European Conference in Neural Development, the British Opticians National Conference and the Scottish Dyslexia Trust National Conference. Visit www.ianjordan.co.uk for more information on Ian's courses.

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