Blinking activity during visual display terminal work: Part 1: Ocular discomfort and pathophysiological principles;Lidschlagaktivität während der Bildschirmarbeit: Teil 1: Okuläre Beschwerden und pathophysiologische Grundlagen

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 805-811

  Ziemssen, F ^a   Freudenthaler, N ^a   Regnery, K ^a   Schlote, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blinking reflex; Detection of eyeblinks; Visual display terminal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EYE DISEASE; EYELID; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

EID: 24044494620     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-004-1071-8     Document Type: Article

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