Blink patterns: Reading from a computer screen versus hard copy

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-302

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

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; BLINKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; BLINKING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTERS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894542813     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000157     Document Type: Article

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