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LDPI Technical Information on Fluorescent, Incandescent and HID Lamps ...compared to the background, making vision measurably worse. The inability to see clearly as a result of the brightness of headlights from an oncoming car at night is an example. Discomfort glare - the type of glare that is uncomfortable and distracting, yet less obvious than disability glare. A bright light source in an individual's peripheral vision is an example. See #1. Mailer 11 ...for the aging eye; Glare is, "any light over and above to see clearly and comfortably." Glare is mis-directed light. The elderly are particularly susceptible to discomfort glare and disability glare. Analogous to what an aging eye might momentarily experience would be a driver looking through their windshield in the direction of a setting sun. See #2. Cableflow International Ltd. - Winners of the Queens Award for Innovation 2005 The override control switch will generally be located on the corresponding item of bedhead services trunking or the bedhead panel. The design of the luminaire optics ensure no discomfort glare to a prone, recumbent patient in an opposite bed, all generally as defined within CIBSE LG2:1989 and below 700 cd/m 2. All fittings are supplied ready... See #3. WideLite Discharge Lamp A lamp in which light (or radiant energy near the visible spectrum) is produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor or a gas. Discomfort Glare Glare producing discomfort. It does not necessarily interfere with visual performance or visibility. Emergency Lighting Lighting system designed to provide... See #4. 1: http://www.ldpi-inc.com [c909491] 2: http://www.nightscaping.com [c910188] 3: http://www.cableflow.com [c1309379] 4: http://www.wide-lite.com [c1013519]