Nakamura, Natsuko https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5113-0428
Tsunoda, Kazushige
Mitsutake, Akihiko
Shibata, Shota
Kawabe Matsukawa, Miho
Naruse, Hiroya
Maeda, Meiko
Hamada, Masashi
Satake, Wataru
Ishiura, Hiroyuki
Tsuji, Shoji
Toda, Tatsushi
Sawamura, Hiromasa
Funding for this research was provided by:
Charitable Trust Fund for Ophthalmic Research in Commemoration of Santen Pharmaceutical's Founder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP23K09022)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP20H03588)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP23K27514)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP19ek0109279)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP22ek0109491)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP23ek0109673)
Article History
Received: 3 November 2025
Revised: 3 February 2026
Accepted: 5 February 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Declarations
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: NN has received research funding from Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The remaining authors declare no conflicts of interest.
: The procedures used in this study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and were approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Tokyo. A signed informed consent was received from all participants to allow us to perform the examinations and use the information collected in future medical publications with anonymity maintained (Reference: G1396).