Visual protective sheet can increase blink rate while playing a hand-held video game

Kazuo Tsubota; Minori Miyake; Yukihiro Matsumoto; Masuro Shintani

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01389-2

Visual protective sheet can increase blink rate while playing a hand-held video game

Kazuo Tsubota, Minori Miyake, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Masuro Shintani

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a protective sheet in reducing eye strain caused by unnecessary light reflection on portable liquid crystal display panels while playing Game Boy (Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan). DESIGN: Nonrandomized clinical trial. METHODS: The blink rates of 24 normal volunteers were measured under relaxed conditions while viewing a portable liquid crystal display panel and playing Game Boy with and without the protective sheet of polyethylene terephthalate with antiglare coating for a total of 10 minutes each. RESULTS: The results showed a dramatic increase (from 5.6 ± 3 to 9.1 ± 4.9 [P < .0001]) in blinks/minute with use of the protective sheet. CONCLUSION: The protective sheet has shown the possibility of increasing the blink rate by making the screen easier to see.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	704-705
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	133
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01389-2
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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