Gale, R
Scanlon, P H
Evans, M
Ghanchi, F
Yang, Y
Silvestri, G
Freeman, M
Maisey, A
Napier, J
Article History
First Online: 11 May 2017
Competing interests
: RG: Consulting fees from Novartis and Bayer; lecture fees or honoraria from Novartis and Bayer; research funding from York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bayer, and Novartis. PHS: Consulting fees or speaking honoraria from Bayer; Allergan paid advisory board; educational grant support from Bayer to his employer. ME: Consulting fees from Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Merck Sharp, and Dohme, Novartis, Bayer, and Janssen. FG: Consulting fees from Novartis, Alimera Sciences, Allergan, Bayer, and Roche; lecture fees from Alimera Sciences; research funding from Bayer. YY: Consulting fees from Allergan, Alimera Sciences, Bayer, and Novartis; lecture fees or honoraria from Allergan, Alimera Sciences, and Novartis. GS: Consulting fees from Bayer; research funding from National Institute for Health Research/Efficacy, and Mechanism Evaluation Programme and the Medical Research Charities Group-Health Research Board. MF: Consulting or advisory fees from Bayer; lecture fees or honoraria from Thea Pharmaceuticals and Novartis. AM: Consulting fees from Bayer, Novo Nordisk; lecture fees or honoraria from Astra Zeneca, Novo Nordisk, Servier, Bayer, and Janssen. JN: Owns Bayer shares and is employed by Bayer plc, serving as Medical Director for Ophthalmology and Neurology.