What is glare?
Glare is defined as the light within the field of vision that is brighter than other objects to which the eyes are adapted. The most common sources of office glare are from ambient light sources, such as sunlight from windows and overhead lighting. This ambient light can shine on the glass front of CRT monitors, reducing contrast and creating annoying bright reflections. “First surface glare” is the reflection or washout generated by the glass surface of a monitor or computer filter. First surface reflection is only reduced through the use of an anti-reflection coating on the computer filter or the surface of the monitor. All 3M™ computer filters have an anti-reflection coating to reduce first surface glare. “Reflected glare” is the amount of ambient light which passes through a computer filter, reflects off the monitor face, and passes back through the computer filter. 3M™ Circular Polarizing computer filters eliminate up to 99% of reflected glare.
