The efficacy of computer glasses in reduction of computer worker symptoms

Optometry

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 221-230

  Butzon, Steve P ^c   Sheedy, James E ^a   Nilsen, Erik ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer vision syndrome (CVS); Environmental vision; Ergonomics; Occupational lenses; Presbyopia; Video display terminal (VDT)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRESBYOPIA; PRESCRIPTION; SELF EVALUATION; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPUTERS; EYEGLASSES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRESBYOPIA; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036545706     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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