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Received: 30 November 2025

Accepted: 31 March 2026

First Online: 16 April 2026

Declarations

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: The animal study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Translational Ophthalmology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (protocol code IR.TUMS.FARABIH.REC.1399.001, approved in 2020), and all procedures adhered to the ARVO Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research. The study did not involve human participants, human data or human tissue; therefore, consent to participate is not applicable. The rabbits were laboratory-bred animals obtained from the university’s dedicated animal research facility; therefore, owner consent is not applicable.

: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including images, videos or case details).

: MRA, RF and AS are affiliated with the Translational Ophthalmology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. MAb is affiliated with Zhino-Gene Research Service Co., Tehran, Iran.

: The authors declare no competing interests.