About the Authors

Corantin Maurin

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

Zhiguo He

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

Marielle Mentek

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

Paul Verhoeven

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, GIMAP Team University of Lyon, University of St-Etienne, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL1, St-Etienne, France, Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of St-Etienne, St-Etienne, France

Sylvie Pillet

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, GIMAP Team University of Lyon, University of St-Etienne, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL1, St-Etienne, France, Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of St-Etienne, St-Etienne, France

Thomas Bourlet

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, GIMAP Team University of Lyon, University of St-Etienne, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL1, St-Etienne, France, Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of St-Etienne, St-Etienne, France

Françoise Rogues

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hospital coordination of organ and/or tissue retrieval, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France

Jean Loup Pugniet

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hospital coordination of organ and/or tissue retrieval, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France

Thierry Peyragrosse

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hospital coordination of organ and/or tissue retrieval, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France

Marion Barallon

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hospital coordination of organ and/or tissue retrieval, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France

Chantal Perrache

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

Inès Aouimeur

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

Sophie Acquart

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eye bank, French Blood Center, Saint-Etienne, France

Sandrine Ninotta

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eye bank, French Blood Center, Saint-Etienne, France

Marc Baud’huin

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Banque Muti-Tissus, Nantes, France

Bertrand Vabres

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Banque Muti-Tissus, Nantes, France, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Service Ophthalmologic, Nantes, France

Sylvain Poinard

Roles Formal analysis, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France

Philippe Gain

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France

Gilles Thuret

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

gilles.thuret@univ-st-etienne.fr

Affiliations Laboratory “Biology, engineering and imaging of Corneal Graft” BiiGC, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.