Mashima, Asako
Noma, Hidetaka
Yasuda, Kanako
Goto, Hiroshi
Shimura, Masahiko
Funding for this research was provided by:
Novartis Pharma
Article History
Received: 2 February 2019
Accepted: 10 May 2019
First Online: 22 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology of Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center and approval was obtained from Institutional Review Board of Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center (IRB No. H-115). The procedures of the study conformed to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and all patients gave written informed consent before enrollment.
: Written informed consent for publication of clinical images was obtained from the individual patients. The details of consent to publication were included in the consent form for participation in this study.
: Novartis Pharma K.K. and Novartis AG were offered an opportunity to comment on the research plan and this manuscript during the review process, but they had no role in the design or conduct of this research.
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