Irlen Syndrome associated with significantly decreased cholesterol levels

This study was published in Perceptual and Motor Skills 2003 Dec;97(3 Pt 1):743-52

Study title and authors:
Plasma cholesterol levels and Irlen syndrome: preliminary study of 10- to 17-yr.-old students.

Sparkes DL, Robinson GL, Dunstan H, Roberts TK.
University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW, Australia.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14738334

Irlen Syndrome is a perceptual processing disorder. It is not an optical problem. It is a problem with the brain’s ability to process visual information.

This study investigated various health markers in children and teenagers with Irlen Syndrome. The study included 13 subjects with Irlen Syndrome who were compared with a group of 16 age- and sex-matched controls.  

Regarding cholesterol, the study found that cholesterol levels were significantly decreased in the Irlen Syndrome group compared to the control group.