About the Authors

Mazyar Yazdani

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

mazyar.yazdani.edu@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway, Center for Eye Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway

Aboulghassem Shahdadfar

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

Affiliation Center for Eye Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway

Sjur Reppe

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Unger-Vetlesen Institute, Oslo, Norway

Dipak Sapkota

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Evan M. Vallenari

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Majlinda Lako

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Bioscience West Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Che J. Connon

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Bioscience West Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Francisco C. Figueiredo

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Bioscience West Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary & Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Tor Paaske Utheim

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

Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Ophthalmology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway, Department of Ophthalmology, Sørlandet Hospital Arendal, Arendal, Norway, Department of Computer Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.