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Vol 72, No 3 (2021)
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Physical training and ocular yogic exercise in home: good alternative options to control the high-tension form of primary open angle glaucoma during the repeated COVID-19 waves
Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail1
Affiliations- Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Vol 72, No 3 (2021)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Submitted: 2021-04-11
Accepted: 2021-04-12
Published online: 2021-09-29
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Physical training and ocular yogic exercise in home: good alternative options to control the high-tension form of primary open angle glaucoma during the repeated COVID-19 waves
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2021-09-29
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10.5603/IMH.2021.0046
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IMH 2021;72(3):243-244.
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Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail
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