December 2002
Volume 43, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   December 2002
Spontaneous Eyeblink Analysis In Normal Individuos
AA Sampaio; SA Schellini; E Hoyama; AA V Cruz; CR Padovani
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • AA Sampaio
    Ophthalmology Botucatu School of Medicine Botucatu Brazil
  • SA Schellini
    Ophthalmology
    Botucatu School of Medicine Botucatu - SP Brazil
  • E Hoyama
    Ophthalmology
    Botucatu School of Medicine Botucatu - SP Brazil
  • AA V Cruz
    Ophthalmology Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto - SP Brazil
  • CR Padovani
    Biostatistics
    Botucatu School of Medicine Botucatu - SP Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   A.A. Sampaio, None; S.A. Schellini, None; E. Hoyama, None; A.A.V. Cruz, None; C.R. Padovani, None.
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      AA Sampaio, SA Schellini, E Hoyama, AA V Cruz, CR Padovani; Spontaneous Eyeblink Analysis In Normal Individuos . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):2013.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose:The spontaneous eyeblink activity in the primary gaze position and its relationship to age and sex were assessed using image processing techniques to quantify the eyeblink opening (EOT) and closing time (ECT). Methods:180 healthy volunteers (90 males and 90 females) separated into age groups (0-3, 4-12, 13-20, 21-40, 41-60 and ≷ 60 years-old) were prospectively evaluated. The subjects were digitally videotaped in a standard setting and the images were transferred to a personal computer (Macintosh 400) and processed with iMovie software. The EOT and ECT were measured using frames scale. The data were submitted to statistical analysis. Results:ECT was significantly higher than EOT in all age and sex groups. Elderly individuals (≷ 41 years-old) and women presented significantly higher ECT. Conclusion:It was possible to observe differences on the opening and closing time of the spontaneous eyeblink rate according to age and sex with the image processing techniques used in this study.

Keywords: 410 eyelid • 429 image processing • 430 imaging/image analysis: clinical 
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