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Accepted: 30 March 2025

First Online: 11 April 2025

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: The human corneal epithelial cells to form the QobuR-RhCE model was collected from corneal donor rims specimens after isolation of the central corneal button for transplantation by the collaboration of Dr. Ignacio Alcalde (Laboratory of Cellular Biology and Innervation of the Ocular Surface, Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica (FIO) at the University of Oviedo). The project with number 2020.050 was approved by the Ethics Committee for Drug Research of the Principado de Asturias. All cell lines were cultured in the conditions recommended by the manufacturers and collaborators, and only used for research purposes specifically described in this research article.

: All the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

: Not private study sponsors had any involvement in the study design, data collection, or interpretation of data presented in this manuscript.

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