The effects of induced oblique astigmatism on symptoms and reading performance while viewing a computer screen

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-148

  Rosenfield, Mark ^a   Hue, Jennifer E ^a   Huang, Rae R ^a   Bababekova, Yuliya ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Computer vision syndrome; Dry eye; Reading; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; COMPUTER TERMINAL; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTACLES; SYNDROME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; ASTIGMATISM; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNDROME; VISION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857006233     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00887.x     Document Type: Article

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