Pattern glare is a form of visual discomfortWilkins, A., Nimmo-Smith, I., Tait, A., Mcmanus, Christopher, Sala, S. D., Tilley, A., Arnold, K. et al. (1984). A neurological basis for visual discomfort. Brain, 107, 989-1017. that arises from viewing repetitively striped patterns, such as those of

op art Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses distorted or manipulated geometrical patterns, often to create optical illusions. It began in the early 20th century, and was especially popular from the 1960s on, the term "Op ...

. Instead of the patterns appearing as they are, they may appear to move, shimmer, or vary in shape over time.

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