About the Authors

Da Yong Yang

Affiliations Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong General Hospital/Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Kai Guo

Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Yan Wang

Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Yuan Yuan Guo

Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Xian Rong Yang

Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Xin Xia Jing

Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Hai Ke Guo

guohaike@medmail.com.cn (HKG); drtaoyong@163.com (YT); zhudan1968@163.com (DZ)

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong General Hospital/Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Yong Tao

guohaike@medmail.com.cn (HKG); drtaoyong@163.com (YT); zhudan1968@163.com (DZ)

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, People's Hospital, Peking University, & Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

Dan Zhu

guohaike@medmail.com.cn (HKG); drtaoyong@163.com (YT); zhudan1968@163.com (DZ)

Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Jost B. Jonas

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

Competing Interests

It is hereby confirmed that co-author Jost Jonas is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. It is also confirmed that this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DYY DZ KG YW YYG XRY XXJ HKG YT JBJ. Performed the experiments: DYY DZ KG YW YYG XRY XXJ HKG YT. Analyzed the data: DYY DZ KG YW YYG XRY XXJ HKG YT JBJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DYY DZ KG YW YYG XRY XXJ HKG YT JBJ. Wrote the paper: DYY DZ KG YW YYG XRY XXJ HKG YT JBJ.