Record

RefNoCMB/10/37
LevelItem
TitleReport of the Glassworkers Cataract Committee
Date23 March 1915
DescriptionDescribes the research of the committee into the causes and prevention of glassworkers' cataract. Includes an investigation into the properties of light waves; describes the specific kind of damage produced 'in those whose eyes are exposed to heat rays from such a material as molten glass'; discusses preventive measures such as 'modifying glasses [of] the kind recently perfected by Sir William Crookes'. p66-7.
Extent2pp
FormatPrinted
AccessStatusOpen
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