El-Kalaani, A. M. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8292-0016
Ten Brink, J. B. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7884-0067
Boon, C. J. F.
Koster, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0936-3970
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health~Holland, reference number AMR-23645
Article History
Received: 26 August 2025
Revised: 28 January 2026
Accepted: 17 February 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: We conducted all animal experiments in accordance with the ARVO Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research, and they were approved by the Netherlands’ national committee and the animal welfare body of the Amsterdam UMC (license number AVD11400202011085, protocol number SP2400053).