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veiling glare

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veiling glare [′vāl·iŋ ‚glār]
(optics)
The reduction in contrast of an optical image caused by superposition of scattered light.


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Evidence from a Level I study (Schumann, Flannagan, Sivak, & Traube, 1997) indicates that small windshield rake angle and low dashboard reflectance can help reduce veiling glare from reflected sunlight that can be superimposed on the image of a road scene when driving.
Now National Institute of Standards and Technology physicist Edward Kelley has borrowed a feature from the human eye in attempts to reduce veiling glare in lens systems.
It reduces reflective and veiling glare 50-80 percent on reading materials and work surfaces at viewing angles of 30-60 degrees.
 
 
 
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