About the Authors

Alexander Pinhas

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America, Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States of America

Rachel Linderman

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Neurology and Anatomy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Shelley Mo

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America

Brian D. Krawitz

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America

Lawrence S. Geyman

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America

Joseph Carroll

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, Neurology and Anatomy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Richard B. Rosen

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America

Toco Y. Chui

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

ychui@nyee.edu

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Carroll receives financial support from Optovue. Dr. Rosen is a paid consultant for Optovue, Advanced Cellular Technologies, Carl Zeiss Meditech, Clarity, NanoRetina, OD-OS, and Regeneron. Dr. Rosen has personal financial interest in Opticology. These funders have no role in this study’s design, including the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, writing of the paper, or decision to submit for publication. To the best of our knowledge, these funders have not served and currently do not serve on the editorial board of your journal. These funders have not acted as an expert witness in relevant legal proceedings. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.