Longitudinal study of visual discomfort symptoms in college students

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 992-998

  Borsting, Eric ^a   Chase, Chris ^b   Tosha, Chinatsu ^b   Ridder, William H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Asthenopia; CISS; Meares Irlen syndrome; Vergence; Visual discomfort

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ASTHENOPIA; CISS; MEARES-IRLEN SYNDROME; VERGENCE; VISUAL DISCOMFORT;

SURVEYS;

STUDENTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISCOMFORT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY; ACCOMMODATION; ASTHENOPIA; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STUDENT;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ASTHENOPIA; CONVERGENCE, OCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149218942     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31818883cd     Document Type: Article

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