Coloured lenses can help some, but the son of my friend Marilyn, gets by very well if stuff is printed on ivory paper. It seems the contrast between black print and white paper is what makes the letters dance. Printing stuff onto cream or ivory coloured paper makes it a lot easier on the eyes. The RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) also recommend using cream or ivory coloured paper for those with vision problems.

Marilyns' son was doing poorly at school. They tested his eyes and found that his eyesight was not the problem. Then they gave him various projects to read. The one he had least difficulty with was printed on ivory paper. Since then, his school has swapped to an unbleached paper for copying, and his grades have improved a whole lot.

LTS