Isolation of the ocular surface to treat dysfunctional tear syndrome associated with computer use

Ocular Surface

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-315

  Yee, Richard W ^a,c   Sperling, Harry G ^a   Kattek, Ashballa ^a   Paukert, Martin T ^a   Dawson, Kevin ^a   Garcia, Marcie ^a   Hilsenbeck, Susan ^b  

^a Hermann Eye Center   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Ophthalmology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer related dry eye; Controlled adverse environment; Micronenvironment glasses (MEGS )

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; DYE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY EYE; DYSFUNCTIONAL TEAR SYNDROME; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPECTACLES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 46149110533     PISSN: 15420124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-0124(12)70096-4     Document Type: Article

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