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Age: a human factor in lighting

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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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ConferenceInternational Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, May 7, 1984, Toronto, Ontario Canada
SubjectLighting; lighting; work environment; luminous environment; aged; visual perception; workplace visual performance; stimulus conditions; employee age; slower, cautious response; retinal illumination and contrast reduction
Abstract
Visual performance in the workplace is determined by the stimulus conditions as well as the age of the employee. From an analysis of visual performance data at a simulated realistic task and an examination of the literature on aging, it appears that older subjects are 1) slower and more cautious in responding and 2) suffer from reduced retinal illumination and contrast. In practice, the relative visual performance of older subjects will be more sensitive than that of younger subjects to reductions in stimulus contrast and illumination levels.
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  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics. v.1. Research Reports and Case Studies 1 (7 May 1984): 508–512.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
IdentifierDBR-P-1241
NRC numberNRCC 23822
NRC-IRC-4385
NPARC number20359138
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