Spontaneous Eyeblink Activity


Autoria(s): CRUZ, Antonio A. V.; GARCIA, Denny M.; PINTO, Carolina T.; CECHETTI, Sheila P.
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

19/10/2012

19/10/2012

2011

Resumo

Spontaneous blinking is essential for maintaining a healthy ocular surface and clarity of vision. The spontaneous blink rate (SBR) is believed to reflect a complex interaction between peripheral influences mediated by the eye surface and the central dopaminergic activity. The SBR is thus extremely variable and dependent on a variety of psychological and medical conditions. Many different methods have been employed to measure the SBR and the upper eyelid kinematics during a blink movement. Each has its own merits and drawbacks, and the choice of a specific method should be tailored to the specific needs of the investigation. Although the sequence of muscle events that leads to a blink has been fully described, knowledge about the neural control of spontaneous blinking activity is not complete. The tear film is dynamically modified between blinks, and abnormalities of the blink rate have an obvious influence on the ocular surface.

Brazilian Research Council (CNPq)[301865/2009-4]

Identificador

OCULAR SURFACE, v.9, n.1, p.29-41, 2011

1542-0124

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/25070

http://apps.isiknowledge.com/InboundService.do?Func=Frame&product=WOS&action=retrieve&SrcApp=EndNote&UT=000287470400005&Init=Yes&SrcAuth=ResearchSoft&mode=FullRecord

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eng

Publicador

ETHIS COMMUNICATINS, INC

Relação

Ocular Surface

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Palavras-Chave #blinking #dopamine #ocular surface #spontaneous blinking activity #tear film #upper eyelid kinematics #TEAR BREAK-UP #DISPLAY TERMINAL USE #INCREASED BLINK RATE #FACIAL-NERVE PALSY #QUANTITATIVE VIDEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS #TOPICAL OCULAR ANESTHESIA #HIGHER-ORDER ABERRATIONS #SPONTANEOUS EYE BLINKING #SCLERAL SEARCH COIL #DRY EYE #Ophthalmology
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