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Alfredo Borgia^{1

2}, Matteo Airaldi^{1

2

3}, Neil Lagali^{4

5}, Mohammad Ahmad¹, Amina Riaz¹, Stephen Kaye^{1

2}, Vito Romano^{1

2

6}

Affiliations

¹ St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
² Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Sørlandet Hospital Arendal, Arendal, Norway.
⁶ Ophthalmology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

Alfredo Borgia et al. Cornea. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 25;44(7):e15.

doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003870.

Alfredo Borgia^{1

2}, Matteo Airaldi^{1

2

3}, Neil Lagali^{4

5}, Mohammad Ahmad¹, Amina Riaz¹, Stephen Kaye^{1

2}, Vito Romano^{1

2

6}

¹ St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
² Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Sørlandet Hospital Arendal, Arendal, Norway.
⁶ Ophthalmology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial disclosures/conflicts of interest: None reported.

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