Problems of the "outer eyes" in the office environment: An ergophthalmologic approach

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 621-631

  Wolkoff, Peder ^a   Kärcher, Thomas ^b   Mayer, Horst ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b Augenartzpraxis   (Germany)

^c ToMorrow ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; DRY EYE; ENVIRONMENT; ERGOPTHALMOLOGY; EYE ALLERGY; EYE IRRITATION; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; NUTRITION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRECORNEAL TEAR FILM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; COMPUTERS; CONTACT LENSES; EYE DISEASES; EYELIDS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TEARS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84862089338     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31824d2e04     Document Type: Article

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