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Article History

Received: 22 May 2024

Accepted: 24 September 2024

First Online: 7 October 2024

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All experimental procedures were reviewed and approved by NUCM Ethics Committee, adhering to the highest ethical standards. The animals involved in this study were treated in accordance with established protocols that are recognized and accepted within the scientific community. Furthermore, this article has been authored with adherence to the ARRIVE guidelines, ensuring transparent and comprehensive reporting of all in vivo research conducted.

: This study was conducted in strict accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the Institutional Review Committee of the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. Prior to their participation, all subjects provided written informed consent. They subsequently underwent a series of comprehensive eye examinations and were photographed for external documentation as part of the study’s routine procedures.