Sunglasses: Their effectiveness

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4953, Issue , 2003, Pages 164-176

  Sliney, David H ^a  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Light hazards; Photokeratitis; Sunglasses; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTECTION; EYEGLASSES; LENSES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISION;

SUNGLASSES;

GOGGLES;

EID: 0141494252     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.477907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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