Machado, Aydano P. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1188-131X
Esporcatte, Louise Pellegrino G.
Salomão, Marcella Q.
Lopes, Bernardo T.
Lyra, João Marcelo A. G.
Ambrósio, Renato Jr.
Article History
Received: 28 April 2025
Accepted: 2 July 2025
First Online: 19 July 2025
Declarations
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: Aydano P. Machado, Louise Pellegrino G. Esporcatte, Marcella Q. Salomão, Bernardo T. Lopes, and João Marcelo A. G. Lyra declare no competing interests. Dr. Renato Ambrósio Jr. is an Editorial Board member of Ophthalmology and Therapy and is a consultant for Oculus (Germany). Renato Ambrósio was not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any subsequent editorial decisions.
: This work is a retrospective case–control study that follows the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The ethics committee approved the proposed investigation at the Federal University of São Paulo/UNIFESP/SP (no. 68996717.5.0000.5505). Patient consent was not needed as this is a retrospective study using a database, and no identifiable information was used.