asthenopia/asthenia

BACKGROUND In a laboratory arranged according to ergonomic rules, the influence of the work with screen monitor computer on the visual function was evaluated. METHODS Visual efficiency before and after one-hour reading of a text from monitor was compared in 60 persons. There was 50 women and 10 men,

Meares-Irlen syndrome is characterised by symptoms of eye strain, headaches and visual perceptual distortions when viewing text. The symptoms are alleviated with individually prescribed coloured filters, such as precision tinted lenses. Meares-Irlen syndrome, and the related condition of visual

Impact of occupational risk factors on the health of hospital laboratories workers is not entirely assessed in Lithuania. Objectives of the study were to evaluate the main health disorders of laboratory workers and to define the relationship between the health complaints and working conditions in

Six patients with a prolonged history of severe muscular asthenopia caused by persistent convergence insufficiency underwent resection of both medial rectus muscles. A temporary consecutive esotrapia occurred in each instance and was controlled with prisms. Five weeks after surgery the consecutive

Spirogermanium, a heavy metal compound in which germanium has been substituted in an azaspirane ring structure, was studied in 39 patients with advanced malignant neoplasms. Thirty-one patients were considered evaluable for toxic effects of spirogermanium. Transient neurological symptoms occurred in