Video Displays, Work, and Vision

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/169

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Video Displays, Work, and Vision

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Along with the widespread use of computers have come growing fears that working in front of video display terminals (VDTs) can irritate and even damage the eyes. Separating scientific fact from popular opinion, this report takes a critical look at the link between VDT use and eye discomfort and disease as well as at changes in visual performance and oculomotor function. Drawing on information from ergonomics, illuminating engineering, and industrial and organizational psychology, the report gives practical advice on optimal workstation design to improve the comfort, performance, and job satisfaction of VDT users.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Panel on Impact of Video Viewing on Vision of Workers; Committee on Vision

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Health and Medicine — Occupational and Workplace Health

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National Research Council. 1983. Video Displays, Work, and Vision. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/169.

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287 pages | 6 x 9 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-03388-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/169

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-4
1. Summary of Findings	5-29
2. Critique of Survey Methodology	30-43
3. Radiation Emissions and Their Effects	44-65
4. Display Characteristics	66-110
5. Lighting and Reflections	111-128
6. Anthropometry and Biomechanics in VDT Applications	129-142
7. Visual Tasks, Functions, and Symptoms	143-172
8. Job Design and Organizational Variables	173-193
9. Design, Practice, and Standards for VDT Equipment and Work	194-213
10. Research Needs	214-218
Appendix A: A Review of Methodology in Studies of Visual Functions	219-226
Appendix B: Review of a Preliminary Report on a Cross-Sectional Survey of VDT Users at the Baltimore Sun	227-234
Appendix C: Dissent	235-236
Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff	237-242
References	243-274

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