About the Authors

M. Dominik Fischer

Current address: Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Gabriel Willmann

Gabriel.Willmann@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Affiliation Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Andreas Schatz

Affiliation Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Kai Schommer

Affiliation Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Clinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Ahmad Zhour

Affiliation Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Eberhart Zrenner

Affiliation Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Karl U. Bartz-Schmidt

Affiliation Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Florian Gekeler

Affiliation Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: This study was supported by Wilderness Medical Association, Novartis, Bausch & Lomb, Alcon, Allergan, Ursapharm, OptimaPharma, IMS Gear and Heidelberg Engineering. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MDF GW AS FG KS. Performed the experiments: MDF GW AS FG KS. Analyzed the data: MDF AS AZ GW KS FG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FG KS EZ KUBS. Wrote the paper: MDF GW AS FG KS.