About the Authors

Robert P. Finger

Contributed equally to this work with: Robert P. Finger, David G. Kupitz

robertfinger@gmx.net

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

David G. Kupitz

Contributed equally to this work with: Robert P. Finger, David G. Kupitz

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Eva Fenwick

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

Bharath Balasubramaniam

Affiliation Sankara Eye Care Institutions, Coimbatore, India

Ramanathan V. Ramani

Affiliation Sankara Eye Care Institutions, Coimbatore, India

Frank G. Holz

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Clare E. Gilbert

Affiliation International Centre for Eye Health, London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RPF DGK BB RVR. Performed the experiments: RPF DGK BB RVR. Analyzed the data: RPF DGK EF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RPF DGK EF BB RVR FGH CG. Wrote the paper: RPF DGK EF BB RVR FGH CG.