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Original Research

The Effect of Eye Exercises of Acupoints on Myopia Progression: A 3-Year Cohort Report from the Beijing Myopia Progression Study

Yuan Bo Liang1 Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China;2 National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Balamurali Vasudevan3 College of Optometry, Mid Western University, Glendale, AZ, USAView further author information
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Zhong Lin1 Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China;2 National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hong Jia Zhou1 Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China;2 National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Kenneth J Ciuffreda4 Department of Biological and Vision Sciences, SUNY College of Optometry, New York, NY, USAView further author information
Pages 2793-2799 | Published online: 01 Dec 2020

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