Fassad, Mahmoud R.
Vasudevan, Pradeep C.
Barwell, Julian
Maconachie, Gail DE
Madhusudhan, Savita
Hunt, David
Gottlob, Irene
Moosajee, Mariya
Mahroo, Omar A.
Webster, Andrew R.
Michaelides, Michel
Thomas, Mervyn G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR ACF-2022-11-004)
NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_17171 and MC_PC_19043)
the Ulverscroft Foundation
Fight for Sight UK
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Accepted: 8 May 2026
First Online: 20 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.