Briel, Marius https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1452-6607
Haide, Ludwig
Weber, Tobias
Jungo, Alain
Piccinelli, Nicola
Kronreif, Gernot
Mathis-Ullrich, Franziska
Tagliabue, Eleonora
Funding for this research was provided by:
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (101070443)
Article History
Received: 31 August 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 8 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: Donor eyes unsuitable for corneal transplantation due to poor endothelial cell counts, procured by Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus (Venice, Italy), were used for research purposes and validation studies described in this manuscript, in accordance with law 91/99 and after an informed consent form was signed by the donor’s next of kin. The experimental procedure was approved by the hospital ethics committee (Prot. 2024-0009).