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Document ID (ISN)43239
CIS number 85-73
ISSN - Serial title 0007-9936 - Cahiers de médecine interprofessionnelle
Year 1984
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Rey P., Bousquet A.
Title Towards a strategy of optical examination of CRT operators
Original title Vers une stratégie de l'examen visuel des opérateurs sur écran cathodique [in French]
Bibliographic information 1st quarter 1984, Vol.24, No.93, p.5-27. Illus. 16 ref.
Abstract This article will help doctors to set up eye examinations, to interpret their results, and to establish aptitude requirements for CRT work. Subjects covered: characteristic eye complaints of operators; the relation between subjective complaints and the results of certain tests; basic principles for the choice of a screening method; validity of screening tests (sensitivity and specificity); cause determination and cost evaluation; actual examples.
Descriptors (primary) visual tasks; visual display terminals; occupational medicine; medical supervision; vision tests
Descriptors (secondary) visual function disorders; aptitude tests; early diagnosis
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Lighting, colour and vision
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Office work