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Image Analysis and Modeling in Ophthalmology
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Image Analysis and Modeling in Ophthalmology

by Eddie K. Ng, U. Rajendra Acharya, Jasjit S. Suri, Aurelio Campilho
February 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
409 pages
16h 38m
English
CRC Press
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to middle-aged people, and related to ambient conditions (air conditioning), contact lens
wear, or both [4,8]. Current work conditions, such as computer use, have increased the pro-
portion of people with EDE [4]. The main cause of EDE is meibomian gland dysfunction
[9]. Meibomian glands, embedded in the upper and lower tarsal plates, are responsible for
lipid secretion, which is essential to retard tear lm evaporation [9].
Blink rate is an important factor in tear lm stability. If the blink rate is reduced, the
period between blinks is lengthened (the ocular surface is exposed to water loss)
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ISBN: 9781466559387