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How to read 10 times faster.
New Eye Tracking device helps improve reading for children and adults.
If you find reading difficult or unpleasant, a new eye examination available at Award Winning Buchanan Optometrists could significantly improve your reading comfort and speed (by up to 10 times).
Symptoms and signs of reading difficulties and visual stress may include any of the following:
Discomfort when reading Glare from a white page Blurring of print Seeing Patterns in the print
Letters and words appear to be moving
Re-reading the same line frequently
Moving the book a lot to focus Skipping or missing words Poor
Headaches or migraines
If you suffer from any of these symptoms or have dyslexia, autism or ADHD the new Clinical Eye Tracker could help you. This new piece of technology has revolutionised the detection of subtle reading
Te red lines show how this 8 year olds eyes moved when trying to read print on a white page. In this case a pink lens significantly steadies the eyes and helped her read 6 times more quickly as well as significantly improving her comfort.
difficulties. Methods of testing have, until now, been unable to identify reading problems caused by tiny muscle imbalances which can affect anyone.
reading or poor behaviour in the classroom
concentration when
Unlike most reading tests which rely on your subjective responses, this examination uses computer mounted cameras to detect and follow the position of your eyes to within less than 1 degree. While you sit and look at the screen which shows various visual stimuli, the cameras monitor your eye positions and tracking movements 60 times a second. Nothing touches your eyes and you do not need to be able to read to have the test, meaning even young children can be assessed.
The effect that different lenses and coloured backgrounds have on your eye tracking and reading ability can then be quantified to see if help is necessary. Improvement may be in the form of spectacles, coloured lenses, new prescription or eye exercises. This wonderful tool has been instrumental in identifying
and helping those who have unexplained difficulty with their reading and eyesight. Following a routine eye examination, the Eye Tracking reading assessment takes a further 40minutes. Find out if reading can be made easier for you or your family too.
Book an Eye
Tracking reading assessment on -
01622 535701
Buchanan House, 56 Malling Road, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5NB
Maidstone October 2018 9
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