Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ² School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ³ Department of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ⁴ Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ⁵ Department of General Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ⁶ Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• ⁷ An-Shin Dialysis Center, NephroCare Ltd., Fresenius Medical Care, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ⁸ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ⁹ Department of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ¹⁰ Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
• ¹¹ Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.