About the Authors
- Nobuyuki Kanemaki
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Affiliation Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Kissaou T. Tchedre
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Affiliation Central R&D Laboratory, Menicon Co., Ltd., Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
- Masaki Imayasu
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Affiliation Central R&D Laboratory, Menicon Co., Ltd., Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
- Shinpei Kawarai
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Masahiro Sakaguchi
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Atsushi Yoshino
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Norihiko Itoh
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Akira Meguro
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Nobuhisa Mizuki
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* E-mail: mizunobu@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Competing Interests
Two of the authors, KTT and MI are employed by the Menicon Co., Ltd. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NK SK MS NI NM. Performed the experiments: NK KTT MI. Analyzed the data: MI AM AY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NK KTT MI MS AM AY NM. Wrote the paper: KTT MI AM.