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785670
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b605685
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by Ron Cowen for the Committee on Vision, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.
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| Title & Author
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Eyes on the workplace\ by Ron Cowen for the Committee on Vision, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C.: Available from [the] Committee on Vision, 1988
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(44 pages) : illustrations
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| ISBN
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0309564492
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: 9780309564496
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Report is based on working group discussions and a conference held in February, 1986 in Washington, D.C.; Working group chairman : Robert Sekuler.
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| Contents
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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"
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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.
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Age and employment.
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Geriatric ophthalmology.
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Vision disorders -- Age factors.
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HD6279.B976 1988
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National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Vision.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Working Group on Aging Workers and Visual Impairment.
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Robert Sekuler
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Ron Cowen
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