Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute (K23EY03298)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR001855)
Research to Prevent Blindness
Article History
Received: 5 August 2025
Revised: 2 March 2026
Accepted: 6 March 2026
First Online: 7 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.