Rhino Tinted Paper Exercise BooksVisual stress relates to the way in which the brain interprets the visual information that is sent through the eyes, not eyesight itself
Students affected by visual stress might suffer from symptoms such as difficulty tracking across a page, words appearing to be blurred and letters seeming to move around or shake, all of which can significantly affect their reading ability and cause reading fatigue and headaches
It may also result in written work being poorly spaced and look messy
Many students without a specific learning difficulty can be affected by visual stress but it is also common in those with dyslexia, autism, dyspraxia and ADHD
The use of cream or pastel‐coloured writing paper can alleviate visual stress as it has less glare (which can cause words to appear to 'jump around' on the page) than white paper, making it more comfortable to read from and write on
