The effects of mild ocular surface stimulation and concentration on spontaneous blink parameters

Current Eye Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-20

  Wu, Ziwei ^a   Begley, Carolyn G ^a   Situ, Ping ^a   Simpson, Trefford ^b   Liu, Haixia ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Blinking; Dry eye; Tear film break up; Tear film instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY EYE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCULAR SURFACE STIMULATION; OSCILLATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAR FILM; UPPER EYELID; VELOCITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AIR MOVEMENTS; ATTENTION; BLINKING; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEARS; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890418900     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2013.822896     Document Type: Article

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