A critical appraisal of current knowledge and future directions of ergophthalmology: Consensus document of the icoh committee on 'work and vision'

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-406

  Piccoli, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ergophthalmology; Occupational asthenopia; Ophthalmic surveillance; Sick building syndrome; Work and vision

Indexed keywords

EYE MOVEMENTS; HEALTH RISKS; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE;

ERGONOMICS;

ALKALI; AMMONIA; CAUSTIC AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROCARBON; METAL; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT; TOBACCO SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCOMMODATION; ASTHENOPIA; CAUSTIC BURN; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; EYE MOVEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INDUSTRIAL OPHTHALMOLOGY; LACRIMATION; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SOCIAL ASPECT; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ASTHENOPIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EYE INFECTIONS; FORECASTING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPHTHALMOLOGY; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0038368903     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013031000067473     Document Type: Article

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