FL-41 Tint Improves Blink Frequency, Light Sensitivity, and Functional Limitations in Patients with Benign Essential Blepharospasm

Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 997-1001

  Blackburn, Marcus K ^a   Lamb, Randy D ^a   Digre, Kathleen B ^a,b   Smith, A Gordon ^b   Warner, Judith E A ^a,b   McClane, Robert W ^c   Nandedkar, Sanjeev D ^d   Langeberg, Wendy J ^e   Holubkov, Richard ^a   Katz, Bradley J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d Viasys Health Care   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN ESSENTIAL BLEPHAROSPASM; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; FL 41 TINTED LENS; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; FORCE; HUMAN; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MALE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BLEPHAROSPASM; BLINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65349112494     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.12.031     Document Type: Article

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