Iwasaki, Kentaro
Kojima, Sachi
Wajima, Ryotaro
Matsuda, Akira
Yoshida, Koki
Tsutsui, Aika
Kono, Michihiro
Nozaki, Miho
Namiguchi, Koji
Nitta, Keisuke
Miura, Yusaku
Inoue, Toshihiro
Higashide, Tomomi
Ishida, Kyoko
Tanito, Masaki
Inatani, Masaru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0896-996X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22K16967, 20H03840, 22K19582)
University of Fukui
Article History
Received: 6 December 2024
Accepted: 27 January 2025
First Online: 17 February 2025
Declarations
:
: Masaru Inatani’s work has been partially funded by Johnson & Johnson Vision. Kentaro Iwasaki, Sachi Kojima, Ryotaro Wajima, Akira Matusda, Koki Yoshida, Aika Tsutsui, Michihiro Kono, Miho Namiguchi, Keisuke Nitta, Yusaku Miura, Toshihiro Inoue, Tomomi Higashide, an Masaki Tanito declare that they have no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of the Fukui University Hospital, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kanazawa University Hospital, Juntendo University Hospital, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Shimane University Hospital, Nagoya City University Hospital, Ehime University Hospital, Gunma University Hospital, and Kochi University Hospital in Japan. The study protocol adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The requirement for obtaining informed consent was waived owing to the retrospective nature of the study.