About the Authors

Ryo Asaoka

rasaoka-tky@umin.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Shunsuke Nakakura

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Saneikai Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, Japan

Hitoshi Tabuchi

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Saneikai Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, Japan

Hiroshi Murata

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshitaka Nakao

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima Japan

Noriko Ihara

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima Japan

Ulfah Rimayanti

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima Japan, Faculty of Health Science, UIN Alauddin Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia

Makoto Aihara

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiaki Kiuchi

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RA SN YK. Performed the experiments: RA SN HT HM YN NI UR YK. Analyzed the data: RA SN HM YK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RA SN HT HM YN NI UR YK. Wrote the paper: RA SN YK. Proofread the manuscript: MA.