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is it worth me getting some of those newfangled spectacles?

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is it worth me getting some of those newfangled spectacles?
« on: 28/03/2008 15:21:48 »
the ones for colourblind people?

has anybody tried the corrective lenses that are now apparently available for dichromats or anomalous trichromats?

do they work at all?

whats it like?

and how can i get me some of those, maybe not to buy, but just to try out?
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is it worth me getting some of those newfangled spectacles?
« Reply #1 on: 26/08/2008 17:08:33 »
I thought your question may have been about coloured "Irlen" spectacle lenses as a treatment for dyslexia..
http://www.ldrc.ca/contents/view_article/207/?print=false
« Last Edit: 26/08/2008 17:10:51 by RD »
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is it worth me getting some of those newfangled spectacles?
« Reply #2 on: 27/08/2008 05:29:09 »
and here I thought it was about these types...

http://www.piercedglasses.com/index.html


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is it worth me getting some of those newfangled spectacles?
« Reply #3 on: 27/08/2008 11:41:22 »
Quote from: JnA on 27/08/2008 05:29:09
and here I thought it was about these types...

http://www.piercedglasses.com/index.html


I'd heard of pince-nez, but not pierced-nez.
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