About the Authors
- Da Yong Yang
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Affiliations Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong General Hospital/Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Kai Guo
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Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
- Yan Wang
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Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
- Yuan Yuan Guo
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Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
- Xian Rong Yang
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Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
- Xin Xia Jing
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Affiliation The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
- Hai Ke Guo
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* E-mail: 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
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* E-mail: 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
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* E-mail: 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
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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.