About the Authors

Achim Langenbucher

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

achim.langenbucher@uni-saarland.de

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

Nóra Szentmáry

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

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

Jascha Wendelstein

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany, Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Alan Cayless

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft

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

Peter Hoffmann

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

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

David Cooke

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation

Affiliations Great Lakes Eye Care, Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors competing interests are specified in the manuscript.