Zhang, Hanmeng
Valestil, Kevin
Butcher, Rossano M.
Pierce, Eric A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2354-4102
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute (EY012910)
Gavin R. Stevens Foundation
Knights Templar Eye Foundation (2024-40)
Article History
Received: 24 October 2025
Revised: 27 February 2026
Accepted: 13 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All experimental animal procedures were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Massachusetts Eye and Ear (2021N000059) and were conducted in accordance with its guidelines and regulations.