About the Authors

Keean Nanji

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Keean.Nanji@medportal.ca

Affiliations Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Paola Lourdes Oquendo

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sangeetha Srinivasan

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Chinmayi Vyas

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Femin Prasad

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Forough Farrokhyar

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Varun Chaudhary

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

KN: Dr. Nanji has no conflicts of interest to disclose. PO: Dr. Oquendo has no conflicts of interest to disclose. SS: Dr. Srinivasan has no conflicts of interest to disclose. CV: Dr. Vyas has no conflicts of interest to disclose. FP: Dr. Prasad has no conflicts of interest to disclose. FF: Dr. Farrohkhyar has no conflicts of interest to disclose. VC: Dr. Chaudhary reports acting as an advisory board member, grants and other from Novartis, acting as an advisory board member, grants and other from Bayer, grants from Allergan, and acting as an advisory board member, and grants from Roche. The conflicts of interest disclosed as part of the submission do not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.