Some Basic Concepts and Field Applications for Lighting, Color, and Vision

The field of illuminating engineering is closely allied to the fields of ophthalmology and optometry. All are concerned with providing adequate conditions for seeing. In fact, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America was founded on the premise that the lighting engineer shares a joint responsibility with ophthalmologists and optometrists to provide “good visual hygiene”; ophthalmologists and optometrists should provide proper ocular health and refraction and the illuminating engineer should provide adequate lighting.1

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