About the Authors

Stuart Cantsilieris

Affiliations Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Reproduction and Development, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Stefan J. White

Affiliation Centre for Reproduction and Development, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Andrea J. Richardson

Affiliation Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Robyn H. Guymer

Affiliation Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Paul N. Baird

pnb@unimelb.edu.au

Affiliation Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

Co-author Paul N. Baird is a PLoS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SC SJW PNB. Performed the experiments: SC. Analyzed the data: SC SJW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SC SJW AR RHG PNB. Wrote the paper: SC SJW RHG PNB.