Intuitive Colorimeter

Intuitive Colorimeter: Enhancing Visual Comfort and Performance

At Smart Vision Optometry, we leverage cutting-edge technology to provide the best solutions for our patients. One such innovation is the Intuitive Colorimeter, a tristimulus colorimeter designed to assess and improve visual comfort and performance by analysing how specific wavelengths of light affect individual visual perception.

What is an Intuitive Colorimeter?

The Intuitive Colorimeter is a sophisticated device that measures the precise wavelength of light and how it impacts the concentration of colour perception in the eye. By determining the amount of light absorbed and the light passing through different filters, this technology helps identify optimal lighting conditions for each patient.

How Does It Work?

The process begins with a detailed analysis using standard solutions to determine the concentration of visual stress and discomfort. The device emits a light source with varying specific wavelengths and measures how these wavelengths affect the user’s vision. This allows us to determine the amount of visual stress and customise solutions to enhance comfort and performance.

Benefits of the Intuitive Colorimeter

• Personalised Solutions: By using a tristimulus colorimeter, we can tailor lighting conditions to each individual’s needs, ensuring optimal visual comfort.
• Improved Performance: By reducing visual stress, patients often experience better concentration and reduced eye strain.
• Accurate Measurements: The Intuitive Colorimeter’s ability to measure the precise wavelength of light allows us to determine the concentration of visual stress with high accuracy.

Applications in Smart Vision Optometry

Our practitioners use the Intuitive Colorimeter to assist patients with various conditions, including:

• Visual Stress and Dyslexia: By identifying the specific wavelengths that cause discomfort, we can provide solutions that alleviate symptoms.
• Migraine and Headaches: Custom lighting solutions can reduce the frequency and severity of headaches and migraines.
• Reading Difficulties: For patients struggling with reading, the right light source can make a significant difference in performance and comfort.

What is Visual Stress?

Visual Stress refers to reading difficulties, light sensitivity, and headaches resulting from exposure to disturbing visual patterns. These symptoms can occur despite normal eyesight and can affect reading fluency, concentration, and comprehension, leading to rapid fatigue. Research indicates that around 5% of the population is severely affected by visual stress, with up to 20% affected to a lesser degree.

Visual perceptual distortion should be suspected in children who have difficulties learning to read, particularly if they report headaches and eyestrain from prolonged exposure to the page. If a child reports any illusory movement of letters or words, or glare from white paper, treatment with coloured overlays or filters should be considered.

Children with reading problems are more likely to report visual perceptual distortion and benefit from coloured overlays or lenses. A smaller proportion of good readers also show similar benefits. Individuals with dyslexia, dyspraxia, photosensitive epilepsy, autism, and ADHD are more prone to develop visual stress.

Symptoms of Visual Stress may include:

• Movement or blurring of print
• Letters fading, becoming darker, or changing shape or size
• Illusions of colour (blobs of colour on the page or colours surrounding letters or words)
• Rapid tiring
• Headache or eyestrain

Signs of Visual Stress may include:

• Moving closer to or away from the page
• Becoming restless
• Using a finger as a marker
• Skipping words and lines
• Rubbing eyes and blinking excessively
• Low self-esteem

At Smart Vision Optometry, we use the Intuitive Colorimeter to help determine the specific wavelength of light that can alleviate visual stress. By analysing the amount of light absorbed and the light passing through the eyes, we can tailor solutions to enhance visual comfort and performance. Our advanced technology, including the tristimulus colorimeter, allows us to determine the concentration of visual stress and provide personalised treatments that make a significant difference.

Contact Us

For more information or assistance with booking, please contact our Bondi (02) 9365 5047 or Mosman (02) 9969 1600 practice directly. Our friendly staff is here to help with all your child’s eye care needs.