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  • Title: Irlen filters and reading strategies: effect of coloured filters on reading achievement, specific reading strategies, and perception of ability.
    Author: Robinson GL, Conway RN.
    Journal: Percept Mot Skills; 1994 Aug; 79(1 Pt 2):467-83. PubMed ID: 7808885.
    Abstract:
    The effect of tinted nonoptical (Irlen) lenses was investigated with 29 lens-using subjects and a control group of 31 subjects. Assessment of reading four months after the initial screening showed a significant improvement in reading rate and comprehension but not in accuracy. A significant decrease in the number of pauses while reading was also noted for the lens users as well as increases in correlation between word repetition and reading rate and accuracy. The lens users also showed significantly improved scores on a scale of attitude towards school tasks.
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