A Norwich woman living with an often undiagnosed condition says vision specialists should be testing pupils in all schools.
Bethan Gibby was diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome after she was tested as a teenager while at City College Norwich, having spent her childhood experiencing issues with balance, tiredness, headaches and struggling to read.
Irlen syndrome is a perceptual processing disorder affecting the brain’s ability to process visual information, which can vary in severity and is not currently identified by standard educational or medical tests.
Hoping to raise awareness around the undiagnosed condition, Miss Gibby, now 24, said she was lucky to be diagnosed as Irlen screeners in education settings are rare.
She has recently been given new filter lenses which have enabled her to see in 3D for the first time.
She said: “I wasn’t seeing the world in the right way, I wasn’t perceiving things correctly.
“I avoided reading as I just couldn’t do it, the words were moving, rippled and twirled around.
“I also had balance problems, issues with escalators and steps and…
