Personal Visual Aids for Aircrew.

Abstract

This Lecture Series No.115 on the subject of Personal Visual Aids for Aircrew was sponsored by the Aerospace Medical Panel of AGARD and implemented by the Consultant and Exchange Programme. The purpose of the Lecture Series was to review: the various conventional modes of optical correction required either by ametropias or by normal or pathological drops in visual acuity; the various optical corrections by means of contact visual aids; individual brilliance enhancement systems for night flying conditions; the harmful effects, on the ocular apparatus, of various radiations (ultraviolet, infrared visible spectrum, ionizing radiations, laser, nuclear weapons); and means of protection against these various hazards. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103707

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burns
  • Eye
  • Eye Diseases
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Medical Personnel
  • Ophthalmology
  • Optics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space