The Method of Selecting Colored Glasses for the Correction by Color

Background. Using colored overlays, glasses, lenses and filters to improve the brain’s ability to process visual information is a relatively new method of rehabilitation in Russia. It employs the use of individually selected colored glasses or contact lenses to correct the processing problems of visual and visual-spatial perception. The method has been proven effective in more than 200 pathological conditions. Three main groups are most clearly distinguished: 1. Developmental disorders (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, hyperactivity, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorders); 2. Eye conditions (photophobia and computer visual syndrome (CVS), glare and double vision after keratorefractive surgery, optical distortions in the setting of retinal dystrophy, etc.); 3. Common diseases, mainly neurologic (diffuse sclerosis, parkinsonism, photosensitive epilepsy, tics, conditions after concussion, strokes, traumatic brain injuries and neurosurgical procedures, headaches, migraines, blepharospasm, etc.). The purpose of the work is a brief overview of the methods of selection of colored glasses, lenses, overlays and filters in this contingent of patients.
Material and methods. 632 patients aged 6 to 73 years were examined and prescribed colored glasses (48% male, 52% female). There were 403 children with developmental disorders, 44 adults with the same pathology; 52 patients with ophthalmic diseases and 133 patients with neurologic diseases. A preliminary questionnaire was conducted for the selection of patients, as well as a complete ophthalmic examination. The corrective color shade was most often chosen with the help of a specially developed technique, additional kinesiological and neuropsychological methods, as well as methods of behavioral neurology. More precise definition of the color shade was carried out based on improvement of reading- and writing-related performance (qualitative and quantitative).
Results. Improvement was achieved in 92% of cases; 42% of patients exhibited a pronounced effect, while 51% exhibited a partial effect. In 15% of cases, positive dynamics was noted in the setting of the use of colored glasses.
Conclusions. Using colored overlays, glasses, lenses and filters is an effective method of rehabilitation of patients. The presented method of selecting colored overlays allows to help patients suffering from processing problems of visual and visual-spatial perception. Further development of the method is expedient and requires joint scientific research in cooperation with other specialists.

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