Blinking and tear break-up during four visual tasks

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2009, Pages E106-E114

  Himebaugh, Nikole L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blink amplitude; Blink rate; Blinking; Dry eye; Tear break up

Indexed keywords

BLINK AMPLITUDE; BLINK RATE; BLINKING; DRY EYE; TEAR BREAK-UP;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; GAME THEORY; VIDEO RECORDING;

CURING;

ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEAR FILM; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEARS; VIDEO RECORDING; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650314579     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318194e962     Document Type: Article

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