Blinking and tear break-up during four visual tasks

NL Himebaugh, CG Begley, A Bradley… - Optometry and vision …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. This study investigates the relationship between blinking, tear film break-up, and
ocular symptoms for normal and dry eye subjects performing four different visual tasks …

Tear breakup dynamics: a technique for quantifying tear film instability

CG Begley, N Himebaugh, D Renner… - Optometry and vision …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to develop a novel, quantitative measurement of tear
film breakup dynamics (TBUD) to study the phenomenon of tear breakup in dry eye and …

Quantitative videographic analysis of blinking in normal subjects and patients with dry eye

K Tsubota, S Hata, Y Okusawa, F Egami… - Archives of …, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To study patterns of eye blinking in normal subjects and patients with dry eye.
Methods: We developed an automated, noninvasive blink monitor that permits quantitative …

Temporal progression and spatial repeatability of tear breakup

H Liu, CG Begley, R Chalmers, G Wilson… - Optometry and Vision …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. This study used image analysis to compare the temporal progression and spatial
reoccurrence of the area of tear film breakup (AB) in dry eye and normal subjects. Methods …

Changes in blink rate and ocular symptoms during different reading tasks

AA Abusharha - Clinical optometry, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Reading from tablets is fundamental to modern culture. This study measured
differences in the blink rate and symptoms of ocular discomfort in healthy participants during …

Blinking is controlled primarily by ocular surface conditions

K Nakamori, M Odawara, T Nakajima, T Mizutani… - American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the relation between blinking and ocular surface conditions and to
introduce and examine a new index, the maximum blink interval. Methods In a prospective …

Blink rate, blink amplitude, and tear film integrity during dynamic visual display terminal tasks

G Cardona, C García, C Serés, M Vilaseca… - Current eye …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The present study aimed at investigating the influence of the level of dynamism of
two different visual display terminal tasks on spontaneous eyeblink rate, blink amplitude …

Blink: characteristics, controls, and relation to dry eyes

JD Rodriguez, KJ Lane, GW Ousler III… - Current eye …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Blink is a complex phenomenon that is profoundly affected by diverse endogenous and
exogenous stimuli. It has been studied in the context of cognition, emotional, and …

Impact of blinking on ocular surface and tear film parameters

MTM Wang, L Tien, A Han, JM Lee, D Kim, M Markoulli… - The ocular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the influence of blinking on tear film parameters, ocular surface
characteristics, and dry eye symptomology. Methods A total of 154 participants were …

Effect of contact lens wear and a near task on tear film break-up

ME Jansen, CG Begley, NH Himebaugh… - Optometry and vision …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To study the effect of extrinsic controls on blinking by examining blink parameters
and tear stability among adapted soft contact lens (CL) wearers performing tasks that require …