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She gathered a team that combined clinical experience with research know-how, including
Professor Chris Chase, PhD, FAAO, and Assistant Professor Chunming Liu, OD, PhD, MD.
The team used a Mark II Colorimeter to map out Green’s specific color preferences, adjusting
the hue, saturation and brightness as he went through the color spectrum.
Green’s life changed once again.
“As I had my head in this machine and the lights were on and I was looking at the letters
below me, as soon as I got to this exact shade of green, my entire face completely relaxed,”
Green said, holding out his green-tinted glasses. “And it is the shade of green that allows the
blues and the reds to be blocked out of the color spectrum and allows my brain to process
vision correctly, slowing down the firing of the neurons, slowing down the whole brain
system.”
“These glasses have absolutely changed my life.”
“He said his face felt tingly and that there was almost a wave of
relief that came over him. We were really surprised by how dramatic the change was, and he
was, too,” Quan said. “After being prescribed the lenses, he had a good 90 to 95 percent -
some days he’ll say 100 percent - relief of migraine headaches at work. It’s one case, but it’s
quite an amazing, significant response, and he’s able to get back to his life and do his job. So
we were pleased with the result.”
The green-tinted glasses are a “total game changer,” Green said.
“These glasses have absolutely changed my life. They’ve allowed me to work in the office
longer hours and more effectively, not having to use so much of my energy on just
compensating through the pain,” he said. “Now I can focus all that energy and effort in my
job, and that resulted in better performance, better relationships with my colleagues, and I
think a lot more fulfillment in the workplace and personal success. I wouldn’t have to go
home to my wife and kids and be laid out in a dark room struggling through the migraine.
Now I could be a lot more present as a husband and father.”
Green is now the assistant city manager in San Juan Capistrano. In addition to his “day job,”
he works as a motivational speaker for universities and Fortune 500 companies, teaching
others how to overcome challenges in the workplace. He gave a TEDxCSULB talk at Cal State
Long Beach in 2016 and provided the keynote address at WesternU’s Commencement
ceremony for the colleges of Optometry and Graduate Nursing on May 18, 2017.
From the Dean
Happy Anniversary to us! This fall the College of Optometry is celebrating its “informal” 10-year
anniversary. It was in August of 2007 that a small group (make that a very small group) began
collaborating to make our vision reality. It’s been a wonderful journey with a wonderful team!
– Elizabeth Hoppe, OD, MPH, DrPH
Founding Dean, College of Optometry
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Professor Chris Chase, PhD, FAAO, and Assistant Professor Chunming Liu, OD, PhD, MD.
The team used a Mark II Colorimeter to map out Green’s specific color preferences, adjusting
the hue, saturation and brightness as he went through the color spectrum.
Green’s life changed once again.
“As I had my head in this machine and the lights were on and I was looking at the letters
below me, as soon as I got to this exact shade of green, my entire face completely relaxed,”
Green said, holding out his green-tinted glasses. “And it is the shade of green that allows the
blues and the reds to be blocked out of the color spectrum and allows my brain to process
vision correctly, slowing down the firing of the neurons, slowing down the whole brain
system.”
“These glasses have absolutely changed my life.”
“He said his face felt tingly and that there was almost a wave of
relief that came over him. We were really surprised by how dramatic the change was, and he
was, too,” Quan said. “After being prescribed the lenses, he had a good 90 to 95 percent -
some days he’ll say 100 percent - relief of migraine headaches at work. It’s one case, but it’s
quite an amazing, significant response, and he’s able to get back to his life and do his job. So
we were pleased with the result.”
The green-tinted glasses are a “total game changer,” Green said.
“These glasses have absolutely changed my life. They’ve allowed me to work in the office
longer hours and more effectively, not having to use so much of my energy on just
compensating through the pain,” he said. “Now I can focus all that energy and effort in my
job, and that resulted in better performance, better relationships with my colleagues, and I
think a lot more fulfillment in the workplace and personal success. I wouldn’t have to go
home to my wife and kids and be laid out in a dark room struggling through the migraine.
Now I could be a lot more present as a husband and father.”
Green is now the assistant city manager in San Juan Capistrano. In addition to his “day job,”
he works as a motivational speaker for universities and Fortune 500 companies, teaching
others how to overcome challenges in the workplace. He gave a TEDxCSULB talk at Cal State
Long Beach in 2016 and provided the keynote address at WesternU’s Commencement
ceremony for the colleges of Optometry and Graduate Nursing on May 18, 2017.
From the Dean
Happy Anniversary to us! This fall the College of Optometry is celebrating its “informal” 10-year
anniversary. It was in August of 2007 that a small group (make that a very small group) began
collaborating to make our vision reality. It’s been a wonderful journey with a wonderful team!
– Elizabeth Hoppe, OD, MPH, DrPH
Founding Dean, College of Optometry
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