Importance of Lighting in Human Life

Objective:
 What is visual acuity?
 List qualitative factors responsible for visual acuity.
 State how the acuity varies with other parameters.
 State Minimum Illumination requirement for good
visibility.
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 Today eye task – many – for long duration

 More illumination

 More exacting the task – need more illumination

 Apart from quality, quantity is also important

 Natural – Artificial – Illumination characteristics are

influenced by the physical characteristics of room or object
or illuminating equipment.

 Color finishing of wall/ceiling etc

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 Factors governing illumination quality :

• glare
• diffusion
• direction / focus
• composition
• distribution
 Visual acuity:

ability of Discrimination of brightness

Speed of retinal impression

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 Visual acuity depends on

Nervous muscular tension

Contrast

logarithmic relation with illumination

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Visual acuity improves with illumination on a logarithmic basis.

Visual Activity Vs Illumination

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Nervous Muscular Tension Vs Illumination
Suggested Illumination Levels considering visual acuity
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 Acuity is the ability to distinguish details depending
upon:
brightness of the object
characteristics of light entering the eye
contrast maintained
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For good visibility, brightness of surrounding should be greater than 0.01

ft-L & also should be less than that of test object.
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 Visual Acuity and Age
 reduction of visual activity
 decrease in size & elasticity of pupil
 decrease in flexibility of optic lens
 leading to higher illumination requirement