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Visual Display Units: A Doctor’s View

Synopsis
Argues that the demands on the eyesight of a VDU operator are similar to those experienced by a typist. The Civil Service screening programme has covered several thousand operators and disclosed no medical hazard to eyesight. However, a significant proportion of those checked (about 20%), need glasses, or a change of glasses. In most of these cases the glasses (or new glasses) are needed anyway for general use. It is sometimes suggested that those with epilepsy should not work at VDUs. Dr Burgess points out that epilepsy is a common condition and says that many of those who suffer from it use VDUs without difficulty. About 1% of all epileptics have a form of the condition in which an attack may be precipitated by viewing a VDU screen. Such people almost always know of their own condition because they have experienced the same phenomenon due to a domestic TV receiver.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 14 min.
Year of production
1980
Availability
Sale
Uses
Safety officers; users of visual display units.
Subjects
Health & safety
Keywords
safety measures; visual display units

Credits

Director
Trevor A Scott
Producer
Trevor A Scott
Writer
E H Burgess
Contributor
Trevor A Scott
Cast
E H Burgess 

Production Company

Name

University of London Audio-Visual Centre

Notes
Closed down.

Sponsor

Name

University of London, Committee of Safety Officers

Distributor

Name

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council

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