Effect of blue lightyreducing eye glasses on critical flicker frequency

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 80-85

  Ide, Takeshi ^a,b   Toda, Ikuko ^a,b   Miki, Emiko ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^b  

^a Minamiaoyama Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blue Light; Critical Flicker Frequency; CVS; Eye Fatigue; VDT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASTHENOPIA; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; COMPUTER TERMINALS; EYE PAIN; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84959132496     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21620989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000069     Document Type: Article

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