Wipprecht, Lucas https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7229-0598
Borchers, Anna J.
Stingl, Julia V.
Schmitz, Lucia Segura
von Plettenberg, Karoline
Hennermann, Julia B.
Hopf, Susanne
Pitz, Susanne
Matlach, Juliane
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Article History
Received: 19 April 2025
Revised: 29 July 2025
Accepted: 16 August 2025
First Online: 18 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the State Chamber of Medicine of Rhineland-Palatinate in Mainz, Germany (reference number 2021–15589) and adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legally authorized representatives prior to enrollment.
: Lucas Wipprecht, Anna J. Borchers, Julia V. Stingl, Lucia Segura Schmitz, Karoline von Plettenberg and Susanne Hopf declare no conflict of interest. Juliane Matlach has received honoraria for participating in advisory boards from AMGEN and Chiesi. Susanne Pitz received travel and lecture honoraria from Sanofi, ArgenX and Amgen. Heidelberg Engineering has provided the HMM ® lens for photoreceptor imaging. Julia B. Hennermann has received travel expenses and/or honoraria from Amicus, Chiesi, Sanofi, and Takeda.