Open AccessVision-related problems among the workers engaged in jewellery manufacturing
Author(s) -
Urmi Ravindra Salve
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.157004
Subject(s) - bazaar , task (project management) , point (geometry) , work (physics) , manufacturing , identification (biology) , psychology , applied psychology , computer science , optometry , marketing , engineering , business , medicine , mathematics , geography , mechanical engineering , botany , geometry , archaeology , systems engineering , biology
American Optometric Association defines Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) as "complex of eye and vision problems related to near work which are experienced during or related to computer use." This happens when visual demand of the tasks exceeds the visual ability of the users. Even though problems were initially attributed to computer-related activities subsequently similar problems are also reported while carrying any near point task. Jewellery manufacturing activities involves precision designs, setting the tiny metals and stones which requires high visual attention and mental concentration and are often near point task. It is therefore expected that the workers engaged in jewellery manufacturing may also experience symptoms like CVS.