Visual Stress

Arnold J. Wilkins (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

1995
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-852174-7 (ISBN)

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Everyone has experienced visual discomfort of some kind or another. Visual stimuli which cause discomfort exist in a variety of everyday situations, from eye strain induced by VDU screens to garish carpets. Dr Wilkins has produced a unified theory of the mechanisms underlying visual discomfort, which has a number of applications including the treatment of epilepsy and the design of glasses.

This book provides the first general and unified theory of visual discomfort. The theory is based on the observation that people find certain visual stimuli uncomfortable, and that these same stimule induce seizures in patients with photosensitive epilepsy. The theory is applied to a variety of everyday problems such as eye strain from reading, lighting, television and VDU terminals, and more generally from design. A variety of techniques for preventing and treating visual discomfort are described.

Introduction ; 1. Photosensitive epilepsy ; 2. Illusions and headaches ; 3. Strong stimulation ; 4. Reading ; 5. Lighting ; 6. Electronic displays ; 7. Design ; 8. Colour as therapy ; 9. Speculation ; 10. Techniques for treatment

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.2.1995
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Psychology Series ; 24
Zusatzinfo	black and white photographs, line figures and tables
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 242 mm
Gewicht	459 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
ISBN-10	0-19-852174-X / 019852174X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-852174-7 / 9780198521747
Zustand	Neuware