Effects of reflection and polarity on LCD viewing distance

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-282

  Shieh, Kong King ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

LCD; Polarity; Reflection; VDT; Viewing distance; Visual fatigue

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; VISION;

VIEWING DISTANCE; VISUAL FATIGUE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; LUMINANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034141440     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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