About the Authors

Achim Langenbucher

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft

achim.langenbucher@uks.eu

Affiliation Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany

Nóra Szentmáry

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

Affiliations Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Center for Limbal Stem Cell and Aniridia Research, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany, Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis-University, Budapest, Hungary

Johannes Weisensee

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization

Affiliation Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany

Jascha Wendelstein

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria

Alan Cayless

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Rupert Menapace

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria

Peter Hoffmann

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Validation

Affiliation Augen- und Laserklinik Castrop-Rauxel, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal’s policy, and the authors of this study have the following competing interests to declare: PH is the owner, surgeon and principal investigator of Augen- und Laserklinik Castrop-Rauxel, GMBH. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products associated with this research to declare.