Screen tinting / overlay for reading

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I went to an optometrist yesterday and he did a colorimetry test. Now I have a peachy-organe see-through sheet which I place over my book when I'm reading, as this is the optimal colour for me to read black text on. Black text on white hurts my eyes and gives me headache. I even have a program which creates a peachy-orange tint on my laptop screen and I always decrease the contrast significantly. Does anyone else have similar problems? I have general sensitivity of all my senses (light - too bright = pain, sound - too loud = pain and anxiety, touch - too light = horrible, smell - too strong = distressing, and taste - too strong = nauseating).

yes , i have irlen lenses, google them they help with sensory overload as well as the visual, mine are pink overlayed with green with a uv filter

Thank you. I am applying for disabled students allowance (for uni) which will get me free tinted glasses. My optometrist will be writing a letter to them shortly.

Oh wow. I never thought about this before. I hate reading text on a computer screen which is black text on white background it is always too bright and hurts my eyes. If it must be black text on white background, I have to highlight what I am reading to adjust the contrast. Otherwise the font colors get changed to a shade of gray, cyan, green, etc.

Also don't like to work under flourescent lights, and frequently work with the lights out in my office.

I've worked with sunglasses on at work because it was too bright in there, and people must've thought I had a hangover or something.

i have the same/similar difficulty and have been using colored binder dividers but they don't work too well. is your over-lay from some brand people can by from?
also, what program do you use for a screen tint? i have been trying to find one.

My best friend (who I met on this site) is a computer programmer and he made the tint program for me. Perhaps I'll suggest he advertises this on WP.

Yeah screen tint makes my eyes much less panful. I have prescription transition lenses, so when I go outside in the sun (too bright!), my glasses go dark. Shame they can't go dark in reaction to indoor lighting.

I use Ubuntu Linux and the program for reading e-books (and many different file formats) that came with the OS (I forget the name) has minimal features, but it does include the option for changing the font and background colors. I always use black background and (usually) blue colored text. Many other book reading programs have this feature.

I also read ebooks on my Palm TX pda. It downloaded a really good ebook reader called "Palm Fiction." This is freeware that used to be commercial. The copyright owners released it to the public.