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Zeiss Cobalt Blue Tint

Wed, 03/26/2014 - 23:01

I am an Optometrist in St. Louis.  Recently one of my long time patients mentioned she experiences Photo Sensitive Seizures and wondered if a tinted lens would help.  After some research discovered information about the Zeiss Cobalt Blue Lens.  I was able to tint her Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses with a near match.

She reported feeling woozy in Target, Walmart and the grocery store and could not stay long.  Sunlight flickering through winter trees and red stop lights at night were uncomfortable. 

She has been wearing these contact lenses now for 9 weeks and has not had any episodes.  A brief hint something was about to happen in the grocery store but did not materialize.  She said that before the contact lenses this same event would have lead to a seizure.  She is now able to stay longer in these same stores and complains she is spending too much money.

 I am very new to this topic and eager to learn as much as possible.

The advantage to the Rigid Contact Lens may be that it fully covers the pupil and does not allow any extraneous light to pass.

Please feel free to e mail any questions or comments to:  scantrellod@earthlink.net

Steven Cantrell, O.D.

 

Comments

Blue glasses has been used

Submitted by mereloaded on Thu, 2014-03-27 - 21:59
Blue glasses has been used before to help people with photo reactive epilepsy. In fact, blue tint glasses has been said to help people with parkinsons too, because the blue have nerve calming capabilities, or so I've read. Blue glasses are also used in welding to avoid over stimulation of the eye by blocking irritating rays. Interesting that it could be done to contacts.

Blue glasses have been used

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2014-03-28 - 11:43
Blue glasses have been used for for some years now. They have been used in welding for over 60 years since looking at the arc can burn your eyes. My father was a welder and I used to play with his helmet back in the 50's. His eyes werwe burned because someone didn't go thru the door correctly and He was leaving and the door opening was enough to burn his lenses. His eyes healed but it did take time. There are glasses that can help people who are photo sensitive. Many of those people have problems while on computers and playing games. But I think that contacts would be good.

Some times the lights

Submitted by Eternal_Howl on Thu, 2014-04-03 - 22:34
Some times the lights flickering in trees can trigger seizures and migraines, but you might already know that. I found from a young age, that sunglasses helped me deal with the bright lights of just "daylight". Artificial lighting in stores is particularly bad and for years I would just wear sunglasses inside. I've managed to get better with regards to that, but I cannot leave the house, even on a cloudy day without sunglasses. No blue tint required - just shades. For me, it's probably a combination of epilepsy and the medication as my medication is reported to sometimes make things seem brighter than they really are (my eyes are more sensitive). Tints are a nice work around and are manageable. I can't speak for blue tints though. Lights in a store can give a feeling of disorientation and cause confusion and panic, which could cause a seizure. Some people also find artificial lighting such as fluorescent bulbs and tubes can cause migraines.

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