Ezzine, Samia
Gale, Richard https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0213-6253
Bailey, Clare https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-4512
Patel, Praveen J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8682-4067
Sivaprasad, Sobha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8952-0659
Keshk, Zinab https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9000-8104
Eissing, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4378-3423
Höchel, Joachim https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8030-0051
Gilbert, Rose https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9115-1220
Morgan-Warren, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0597-6040
Article History
Received: 9 September 2025
Revised: 10 April 2026
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 21 May 2026
Competing interests
: SE: Previously employed by Bayer Inc, Canada, now employed at PhInc. Modelling, Montréal, Canada. RG: Travel grants and honoraria from AbbVie, Adverum, Amgen, Apellis, Astellas, Bayer, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ocular Therapeutix and Roche. CB: Travel grants and honoraria from Alimera Sciences, Apellis, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Roche. PJP: Travel grants and honoraria from Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Roche. SS: Travel grants and honoraria from AbbVie, Adverum, Alimera Sciences, Amgen, Apellis, Astellas, Bayer, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Clearside Biomedical, Eyebiotech, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Iveric Bio, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Kriya Therapeutics, Novo Nordisk, Ocular Therapeutix, OcuTerra, Optos, Ripple Therapeutics, Roche, Sanofi and Stealth BioTherapeutics. ZK, RG: Employees of Bayer plc, UK. TE, JH: Employees and shareholders of Bayer AG, Germany. PM-W: Employee of Bayer AG, Switzerland.