Corneal optics after reading, microscopy and computer work

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-224

  Collins, Michael J ^a   Buehren, Tobias ^a   Bece, Andrej ^a   Voetz, Stephanie C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corneal optics; Corneal topography; Lid forces; Myopia; Near tasks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; EYELID; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTERNET; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYOPIA; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EYELIDS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MYOPIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645472116     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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