Figures from the French Federation of Learning Disorders say that between 6 and 8% of the French population suffers from specific cognitive disorders and learning disorders that cause them, most notably dyslexia.

However, what if this difficulty in recognizing certain words could be fixed with a pair of internet-connected glasses?

This is the bet Atol launched.

The company of optometrists was the only one in the world to offer electronic reading aids, called Lexilens, designed and manufactured in France.

According to the French channel "LCI" (LCI), these glasses manufactured in France are only available for children at this time.

The French lepoint magazine says in a report that these glasses were developed by the start-up Abeye (acquired by Atoll since 2018), thanks to the efforts of Albert Le Flush and Jay Robars, two researchers in laser physics at Rennes University, where they shed light on a possible cause of dyslexia, which lies in small receptors in the eyes of people with this reading disorder, according to the results of a study published in 2017.

And for people without dyslexia, these photoreceptors do not have the same shape in the eyes.

They are asymmetric, so the brain chooses the signal that one of the eyes sends to create the image the person sees.

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In those who suffer from dyslexia, this area of ​​the eye is symmetrical in both eyes, and this may confuse the brain by creating "mirror images" and it cannot choose between them;

This source of confusion is what the Lexilin glasses correct.

"Abay took 3 years to build the active filters that remove the mirror images, and these filters are controlled by electronics integrated into the frame arm," explains the founder of the emerging company Abay, Michel Kudochian, to L'Usine nouvelle.

The reading thus improved thanks to the use of these filters on the glasses, which must be adjusted during the first use via Bluetooth in an application on a smartphone.

According to the journal "ADN", the results of tests conducted on more than 200 children showed increased self-confidence and higher educational results.

On the LCI site, the Association of Speech and Language Pathologists rejected this technique, arguing that these glasses are not intended for all types of dyslexia, and the site stated that wearing them must be accompanied by speech therapy sessions.

Currently, these glasses cost 399 euros and are intended for children.

Atoll will introduce an adult model in the coming months.