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Original Article

Using coloured filters to reduce the symptoms of visual stress in children with reading delay

Priscilla HarriesDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK
,
Roger HallMentoring Plus, Bath, Somerset, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Nicola RayDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
&
John SteinDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Pages 153-160 | Received 17 Apr 2014, Accepted 15 Nov 2014, Published online: 12 Jan 2015

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