The interblink interval in normal and dry eye subjects

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 253-259

  Johnston, Patrick R ^a   Rodriguez, John ^a   Lane, Keith J ^a   Ousler, George ^a   Abelson, Mark B ^a,b  

^a Ora Inc   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic model; Dry eye; Interblink intervals; Visual function; Visual tasks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; EYE BURNING; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYELID REFLEX; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84873682673     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S39104     Document Type: Article

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