Don’t be impaired by glare. These simple solutions can improve your visual comfort.

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2. How To Reduce Glare
Don’t be impaired by glare!
Following are simple solutions that
can help you improve your visual
comfort

3. How To Reduce Glare
Reflected disability glare washes out
the pages of this glossy magazine,
making it difficult to read.
Brighter isn’t always better.
Excessive levels of brightness and
contrast can produce glare, which
can result in effects ranging from
mild irritation to annoyance at not
being able to see.

4. What Is Glare?
Direct glare is caused by looking directly at a bright light
source, such as a lamp (light bulb) or bright window.
Reflected glare is caused by light reflecting from a highly
reflective surface such as a computer screen, mirror or glossy
magazine.
Discomfort glare occurs when the observer experiences
physical irritation.
Disability glare occurs when vision is virtually
blocked.

5. How To Fix Glare
Move or change your position of
observation
Move the position of the object
Move or shield the light source
Reduce extreme contrast by reducing the brightness of the
light source or increasing the brightness of its surroundings.

6. How To Fix Glare
After the light source is moved, the glare is
eliminated and the magazine becomes
readable.

7. Glare: What You Need To Know
• Excessive brightness and brightness contrast can produce
glare
• Glare may be direct (from light source) or reflected from an
object
• Glare may be irritating or disable vision
• To eliminate glare, move the light source, observer or object/
task
• Change the reflectance of the task
• Reduce the brightness of the light source or the brightness
contrast by lighting the surround

8. How To Reduce Glare
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