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
Pubmed: 34604998
IMH 2021;72(3):243-244.

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