disability glare

[dis·ə′bil·əd·ē ‚glār]

(communications)

glare

disability glare

Reduces the ability to perceive the visual information needed for a particular activity. See also: Glare

disability glare

Glare that reduces visual performance and visibility and often is accompanied by discomfort.

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There are two types of glare: discomfort glare (annoying or painful sensation) and disability glare (impaired or reduced visibility).

LED Light Reduces Roof Bolter Lighting Glare

distinction between this and disability glare, that is to say, glare

Vision and driving: This article outlines the visual standards for driving in the UK and provides advice about what to do if a patient does not meet the required standard

Subjects were evaluated at baseline, three months and six months for MPOD (Macular Pigment Optical Density) and markers of visual performance including contrast sensitivity, photostress recovery, and disability glare.

Lutein and zeaxanthin may protect against blue light exposure: the macular carotenoids demonstrated beneficial effects during exposure to blue light emitting digital screens

* Disability glare threshold (the point at which subjects could no longer see a target through a glaring ring of light) (13)

Improve night vision

This means that high blue content can trigger intense disability glare, in which stray light reduces our eyes' ability to resolve spatial detail.

Glaring issues with streetlights: the American Medical Association speaks out on new LED lighting

And as cars soon become equipped with LED or laser headlights, the oncoming disability glare while night-driving will get even worse.

Clear vision: paving a future for glare control and energy conservation

Disability glare is the effect associated with reductions in visual performance, but not necessarily coupled with discomfort sensations.

Effects of a large area glare source in cognitive efficiency and effectiveness in visual display terminal work

Disability glare. An index of disability glare was measured using the Berkeley Glare Test (Bailey & Bullimore, 1991).

Age and visual impairment decrease driving performance as measured on a closed-road circuit

This causes disability glare which gets worse with increasing age due to light scatter within the older eye.

Focus on your eyes at night

Disability glare -- light that is relatively bright compared to the background, making vision measurably worse.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Lighting

visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, disability glare, or pure-tone audiometry and speech perception).

Factors affecting contrasting results between self-reported and performance-based levels of physical limitations

There was no significant relationship between levels of discomfort or disability glare and age or total number of flying hours.