[CQ-Contest] [SECC] Eyes and Contests (fwd)

[Bob, N5RP]

At 09:45 4/24/2002 -0400, Bill Fisher, W4AN wrote:
>I'm passing this along so you will be aware of this possibility . . .
>
>For the past four or five years when I operated in contests, I got blurred
>vision.
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Yes, as Bill mentions, the torture on the eyes from hamming in front of 
computers presents some real dangers and problems to our aging community.

I've done some research on this very problem for my own benefit, and my 
wife, for my benefit, has done some looking around for information on the 
subject, as well.

Before I dare get in trouble for "impersonating" a professional by 
mentioning what I came to discover on the subject, are there any 
professionals out there in the commercial interior design or medical arena 
that might wish to comment on the ergonomics of a properly designed station 
layout as it applies to eye strain and eye damage to our aging contest 
community?
.
Bob Perring
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Amateur Radio Station  N5RP
mailto:N5RP at pdq.net
N5RP Station Page: http://freeweb.pdq.net/perring/station.html