About the Authors

Laura Pertl

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Gernot Steinwender

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Christoph Mayer

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Silke Hausberger

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Eva-Maria Pöschl

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Werner Wackernagel

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Andreas Wedrich

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Yosuf El-Shabrawi

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Klagenfurt Hospital, Feschnigstraße 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria

Anton Haas

anton.haas@medunigraz.at

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 4, 8036, Graz, Austria

Competing Interests

Prof. Andreas Wedrich, a co-author, is an editor to PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LP GS YE AH. Performed the experiments: LP GS AH. Analyzed the data: LP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AH. Wrote the paper: LP GS CM SH EP WW AW YE AH.