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Bilberry extract supplementation for preventing eye fatigue in video display terminal workers

Bilberry extract supplementation for preventing eye fatigue in video display terminal workers J Nutr Health Aging Volume 19, Number 5, 2015 BILBERRY EXTRACT SUPPLEMENTATION FOR PREVENTING EYE FATIGUE IN VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL WORKERS 1 1 1 1 1 2 Y. OZAWA , M. KAWASHIMA , S. INOUE , E. INAGAKI , A. SUZUKI , E. OOE , 2 1 S. KOBAYASHI , K. TSUBOTA 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine; 2. Wakasa Seikatsu Co., Ltd. Corresponding author: Kazuo Tsubota M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine; 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Phone: +81-3-3353-1211, Fax: +81-3-3359-8302, E-mail: tsubota@z3.keio.jp Abstract: Objectives: To examine the effect of a dietary supplement containing bilberry extract (BE) on eye fatigue induced by acute video display terminal (VDT) loads. Design and setting: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed from August 2012 to February 2013 in the Medical Corporation Jico-kai Yagi Hospital, and the Shinyokohama Shinoharaguchi Orthopedic Surgery and Dermatology Clinic, in Japan. Participants: Two hundred eighty-one office workers aged 20–40 years that used VDTs were screened by critical flicker fusion (CFF) and near point accommodation (NPA). Intervention: The participants were randomized to either a BE (480 mg/day) or placebo (vehicle) group, and took allocated capsule, daily, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2014 by Serdi and Springer-Verlag France
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Medicine & Public Health; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Nutrition; Aging; Neurosciences; Primary Care Medicine; Quality of Life Research
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1279-7707
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1760-4788
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10.1007/s12603-014-0573-6
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J Nutr Health Aging Volume 19, Number 5, 2015 BILBERRY EXTRACT SUPPLEMENTATION FOR PREVENTING EYE FATIGUE IN VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL WORKERS 1 1 1 1 1 2 Y. OZAWA , M. KAWASHIMA , S. INOUE , E. INAGAKI , A. SUZUKI , E. OOE , 2 1 S. KOBAYASHI , K. TSUBOTA 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine; 2. Wakasa Seikatsu Co., Ltd. Corresponding author: Kazuo Tsubota M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine; 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Phone: +81-3-3353-1211, Fax: +81-3-3359-8302, E-mail: tsubota@z3.keio.jp Abstract: Objectives: To examine the effect of a dietary supplement containing bilberry extract (BE) on eye fatigue induced by acute video display terminal (VDT) loads. Design and setting: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed from August 2012 to February 2013 in the Medical Corporation Jico-kai Yagi Hospital, and the Shinyokohama Shinoharaguchi Orthopedic Surgery and Dermatology Clinic, in Japan. Participants: Two hundred eighty-one office workers aged 20–40 years that used VDTs were screened by critical flicker fusion (CFF) and near point accommodation (NPA). Intervention: The participants were randomized to either a BE (480 mg/day) or placebo (vehicle) group, and took allocated capsule, daily,

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