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An old English proverb originating from a passage in the Bible [Matthew 6:22–23] states, ‘the eyes are the window to the soul.’
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Prashar, A. (2019). Introduction. In: Shed Tears for Diagnostics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7169-1_1
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