Lesley Springall, editor, NZ Optics

RANZCO: the case against Irlen

“The real concern with diagnoses of Irlen Syndrome is that it can distract from genuine diagnosis and treatment, such as a comprehensive evaluation by an educational psychologist followed by the appropriate remedial educational input,” said RANZCO spokesperson Professor Frank Martin, a Sydney-based

1 Jun 20187 min read

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Irlen: for or against?

In April, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) issued a statement claiming that there was no scientific evidence for the existence of Irlen Syndrome. This follows similar concerns RANZCO and RANZCO fellows have raised publicly about behavioural optometry, all of

1 Jun 20182 min read