The hypothesis of this IQP is that prolonged and sustained usage of Visual Display Terminals (VDT) or Monitors is responsible for a noticeable and cumulative degradation of eyesight. Most of the current research suggests that use of monitors affects people only in the short term, with such common ailments as dry eyes, blurred vision, headache, drooping eye lids, eye fatigue, and others. The purpose of this IQP will be to show that prolonged monitor usage has some long-term effect.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Collins, Thomas Lawrence
• Bozzi, Michael John

Subject

• Health
• Well-Being
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00B003I

Keyword

• Human-computer interaction
• Public health

Advisor

• Brown, David C.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright