Funding for this research was provided by:
National Eye Institute (2R01EY012830, R01EY014560)
James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Georgia Regents University
Article History
Received: 25 October 2016
Accepted: 23 March 2017
First Online: 27 March 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements) or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: No human subjects were tested in the present study.
: All procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Augusta University, and followed the ARVO guidelines for the use of animals in ophthalmic and visual research.
: No humans were tested in this study.