About the Authors

Thore Schmedt

Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Yuming Chen

Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Tracy T. Nguyen

Affiliation School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

Shimin Li

Affiliation School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

Joseph A. Bonanno

Affiliation School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

Ula V. Jurkunas

ula.jurkunas@schepens.harvard.edu

Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TS JAB UVJ. Performed the experiments: TS YC TTN SL. Analyzed the data: TS TTN JAB UVJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAB UVJ. Wrote the paper: TS UVJ.