Masakazu, Hiraoka
Akiko, Maeda
Midori, Yamamoto
Elena, Gofas-Salas
Shohei, Kitahata
Satoshi, Yokota
Yuki, Togashi
Masanao, Toshimori
Shuhei, Kimura
Yasuhiko, Hirami
Yasuo, Kurimoto
Kiyoko, Gocho
Funding for this research was provided by:
Santen
Article History
Received: 25 November 2025
Accepted: 3 June 2026
First Online: 7 June 2026
Declarations
:
: A.M. received a financial support from Santen. Y.T. and M.T. are employees of Santen. H.M., M.Y., E.G., S.Y., S.K., Y.H., Y.K., and K.G. declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Research Review Committee of Kobe City Kobe Eye Center Hospital (Permit No.: ek241201) and by the Institutional Review Board at the Research Committee of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The study was registered at the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (clinical trial identifier: UMIN000057025).
: Before collecting data from the patients, written informed consent was obtained in accordance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki.