Investigation of extended blinks and interblink intervals in subjects with and without dry eye

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 337-342

  Rodriguez, John D ^a   Ousler III, George W ^a   Johnston, Patrick R ^a   Lane, Keith ^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; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; EYE BURNING; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE TRACKING; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84874803922     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s39356     Document Type: Article

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