

Syndrome, acknowledging the contribution of Olive Meares, a New Zealand teacher who Some older reference can also be found to Meares-Irlen Scotopic range of the visible light spectrum, but later adopted the simpler Irlen Syndrome. Helen Irlen had originally used the term Scoptic Sensitivity Syndrome, referring to the light within the The problem(s) that dyslexia glasses, or any tinted product is actually solving is referred to by many terms, largely used interchangeably. Yet the lens makers, many academics and thousands of users of the lenses claim otherwise.
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Most professional associations to do with vision have come out against the use of tinted lenses for treating learning disabilities based on a lack of evidence. Opinions on glasses for dyslexia are, aptly, polarized. But rose colored lenses, some say, just might actually make it easier for a dyslexic to read printed text. I like the legend, though as a person of spectacles, I doubt rose petals ever made for good lens wipes. Seeing the world through rose colored glasses came to mean an attention on detail at the expense of the bigger picture, and later, to see the world in an overly optimistic and romantic way. Over time, the trace oils in the petals would stain the lenses a light tint of rose.

To keep their lenses spotless, some used rose petals to clean dust and debris from the lens' surface.

According to one legend, early mapmakers used special lenses while tending to the fine details of their work.
