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Special issue: Recent Advances in Visual Ergonomics in Japan.

Study of the relationship between lacrimation and blink in VDT work

Yasuyuki Yaginuma Department of Ophthalmology, Ohta Memorial Hospital, 5-25 Naka-machi, Koriyama, 963, Japan.
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Hiroto Yamada Department of Ophthalmology, Nishi-Yokohama International Hospital, 56 Kumisawa-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, 245, Japan.
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Hiroshi Nagai Nagai Eye Clinic, 2-7 Doshi-cho, Taira, Iwaki, 970, Japan.
Pages 799-808 | Received 31 Aug 1989, Accepted 29 Nov 1989, Published online: 27 Mar 2007

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