About the Authors
- Rajapandian SivaGanesa Karthikeyan
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Affiliation Dr. G. Venkatasamy Eye Research Institute, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Jeganathan Lakshmi Priya
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Affiliation Dr. G. Venkatasamy Eye Research Institute, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Sixto M. Leal Jr
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Jonida Toska
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Arne Rietsch
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Venkatesh Prajna
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Affiliation Dr. G. Venkatasamy Eye Research Institute, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Eric Pearlman
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Prajna Lalitha
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* E-mail: lalitha@aravind.org
Affiliation Dr. G. Venkatasamy Eye Research Institute, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Competing Interests
We have the following interest. EP is a recipient of an Alcon Research Institute award. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RSK SML EP AR VP PL. Performed the experiments: RSK JLP SML JT. Analyzed the data: RSK SML EP AR VP PL. Wrote the paper: RSK SML EP AR VP PL.