About the Authors

Jing Li

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Shusheng Wang

Affiliations Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Chastain Anderson

Affiliation Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Fangkun Zhao

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Yu Qin

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Di Wu

Affiliation Shenyang Fourth People's Hospital, Shenyang Eye Research Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Xinwei Wu

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Jia Liu

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Xuefei He

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China

Jiangyue Zhao

zhangjs35015@163.com (J. Zhang); zhaojiangyue@hotmail.com (J. Zhao)

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Jinsong Zhang

zhangjs35015@163.com (J. Zhang); zhaojiangyue@hotmail.com (J. Zhao)

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: J. Li J. Zhang J. Zhao. Performed the experiments: J. Li FZ YQ DW XW. Analyzed the data: J. Li J. Liu XH. Wrote the paper: J. Li J. Zhao J. Zhang SW CA.