Blink rate, incomplete blinks and computer vision syndrome

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 482-487

  Portello, Joan K ^a   Rosenfield, Mark ^a   Chu, Christina A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

blink rate; computer vision syndrome; cornea; dry eye; reading

Indexed keywords

BLINK RATES; COMPUTER VISION SYNDROMES; CORNEA; DRY EYE; READING;

VIDEO RECORDING;

AUDITION;

ADULT; BLINKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; DRY EYE;

ADULT; BLINKING; COMPUTERS; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876858633     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31828f09a7     Document Type: Article

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