An attempt at preventing asthenopia among vdt workers

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-462

  Omori, Masako ^a   Watanabe, Tomoyuki ^a   Takai, Jo ^a   Takada, Hiroki ^b   Miyao, Masaru ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Asthenopia; Single image stereogram; Stereoscopic vision; Vdt workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; COMPUTER TERMINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ASTHENOPIA; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 2142722253     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2003.11076582     Document Type: Article

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