About the Authors
- Takeshi Morimoto
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* E-mail: takeshi.morimoto@ophthal.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Hiroyuki Kanda
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Affiliation Department of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Tomomitsu Miyoshi
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Affiliation Department of Integrative Physiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Yoko Hirohara
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Affiliation Research Institute, Topcon Corporation, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Toshifumi Mihashi
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Affiliation Innovative Research Initiatives, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Yoshiyuki Kitaguchi
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Affiliation Department of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Kohji Nishida
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Takashi Fujikado
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Affiliation Department of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: This research was supported by Charitable Trust Fund for Ophthalmic Research in Commemoration of Santen Pharmaceutical’s Founder. Yoko Hirohara is the employee of Topcon Corporation. Toshifumi Mihashi was the employee of Topcon Corporation until 2012. 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: T. Morimoto TF. Performed the experiments: T. Morimoto HK T. Miyoshi YH T. Mihashi YK TF. Analyzed the data: T. Morimoto HK YH T. Mihashi. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: T. Morimoto HK T. Miyoshi YH T. Mihashi YK TF. Wrote the paper: T. Morimoto KN TF.