عنوان

Eyes on the workplace

(Number (ISBN

0309564492

(Number (ISBN

9780309564496

Number

b605685

Title Proper

Eyes on the workplace

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by Ron Cowen for the Committee on Vision, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Available from [the] Committee on Vision

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1988

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(44 pages) : illustrations

Text of Note

Report is based on working group discussions and a conference held in February, 1986 in Washington, D.C.; Working group chairman : Robert Sekuler.

Text of Note

EYES ON THE WORKPLACE"; "Copyright"; "PREFACE"; "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS"; "Contents"; "PART 1"; "INTRODUCTION"; "PART 2"; "THE AGING EYE"; "CHANGING EYESIGHT: SIGNIFICANCE FOR DAILY LIVING"; "CHANGES IN LIGHTING"; "LOOKING AT LIFE THROUGH CLOUDY GLASSES"; "CLUTTER"; "DRIVING"; "PART 3"; "IN THE WORKPLACE"; "VISION CARE ON THE JOB"; "A TALE OF TWO COMPANIES"; "More than Safety Glasses"; "Free Eye Care at a Small Company"; "Job Coding"; "BENEFITS OF COMPANY VISION CARE PROGRAMS"; "PART 4"; "REDESIGNING THE WORKPLACE"; "COLORING THE JOB" "LIGHT AND GLARE""ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE, RETRAINING, AND COMPENSATING FOR IMPAIRED VISION"; "PART 5"; "LOOKING TO THE FUTURE"; "WHAT DO COMPANIES WANT?"; "THE NEED FOR MORE INFORMATION"; "WHAT WE DO KNOW FROM STATISTICS"; "DRIVING AS A MODEL FOR WORKING"; "EFFORTS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES"; "SELECTED RESOURCES FOR VISION CARE"; "VICTORS: A Resource for Veterans"; "Job Network"; "An Index for Jobs"; "Remaining on the Job in New York City"; "Federally Sponsored Projects"; "Helping the Partially Sighted"; "Optometry Schools"; "CONCLUSION"; "ADDITIONAL READINGS"

Text of Note

This report explores various aspects of work, aging, and vision, including relationships between visual changes with age and changes in behavior; the role of health status in leaving the work force; the effects of changes in vision on job skills; screening practices; the availability of visual prosthetics; and economic incentives and disincentives for keeping older workers employed.

Age and employment.

Geriatric ophthalmology.

Vision disorders -- Age factors.

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Book number

by Ron Cowen for the Committee on Vision, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Vision.

National Research Council (U.S.). Working Group on Aging Workers and Visual Impairment.

Robert Sekuler

Ron Cowen

Electronic name

[Book]

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