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Simple Myopia with an Indigenous Drug (Clinical Study)

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Two hundred and fifty young literate myopes were selected for this study. One hundred and twenty-five were given the indigenous drug being tested, and the remaining 125 were given a placebo. The study showed encouraging results for the trial drug.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Government Nizamia General Hospital, Hyderabad, 500 002, India

    C. Srinivas

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Medicine, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

    Takashi Tokoro M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Srinivas, C. (1998). Simple Myopia with an Indigenous Drug (Clinical Study). In: Tokoro, T. (eds) Myopia Updates. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-66959-3_38

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