Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Editor-in-Chief

Shahin Yazdani, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran shahinyazdani@yahoo.com

Founder & Senior Editor

Hamid Ahmadieh, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran hahmadieh@hotmail.com

Associate Editor

Touka Banaee, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, USA

Associate Editor

Hamed Esfandiari, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA

Associate Editor

Sepehr Feizi, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Associate Editor

Mohammad Haeri, MD, PhD

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA

Associate Editor

Naveed Nilforushan, MD

Eye Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Associate Editor

Farzad Pakdel, MD

Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Associate Editor

Mohammad Riazi, MD

Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, California, USA

Associate Editor

Zahra-Soheila Soheili, MD

National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran

Associate Editor

Mehdi Tavakoli, MD

George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA

Associate Editor

Mehran Zarei-Ghanavati, MD

Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Translational Eye Research

Andrew W. Browne, MD

University of California Irvine, California, USA

Section Editor: Translational Eye Research

William J. Brunken, PhD

SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York, USA

Section Editor: Translational Eye Research

Barry E. Knox, PhD

SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York, USA

Section Editor: Translational Eye Research

Fatemeh Suri, PhD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Cornea and Ocular Surface

Alireza Baradaran-Rafii, MD

Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Florida, USA

Section Editor: Cornea and Ocular Surface

Ali Djalilian, MD

University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Section Editor: Cornea and Ocular Surface

Hesam Hashemian, MD

Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Section Editor: Lens and Cataract

Amir Faramarzi, MD

Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Florida, USA

Section Editor: Lens and Cataract

Majid Moshirfar, MD

John A. Moran Eye Center, Utah, USA

Section Editor: Glaucoma

Ramin Daneshvar, MD

University of Florida, Florida, USA

Section Editor: Glaucoma

Azadeh Doozandeh, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Glaucoma

Reza Razeghinejad, MD

Wills Eye Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA

Section Editor: Retina and Retinal Cell Biology

Fernando Arevalo, MD, FACS

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

Section Editor: Retina and Retinal Cell Biology

Siamak Moradian, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Retina and Retinal Cell Biology

Alireza Ramezani, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Uveitis

Nazanin Ebrahimiadib, MD

University of Florida, Florida, USA

Section Editor: Uveitis

Carl P Herbort, MD, FEBO

Center for Ophthalmic Specialized Care, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Section Editor: Uveitis

Masoud Soheilian, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Maryam Aletaha, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Cameron F. Parsa, MD

Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France

Section Editor: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Zhaleh Rajavi, MD

Negah Aref Ophthalmic Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Neuro-Ophthalmology

Rod Foroozan, MD

Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA

Section Editor: Neuro-Ophthalmology

Mohammad Pakravan, MD

Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas, USA

Section Editor: Ocular Oncology & Pathology

Arman Mashayekhi, MD

Mayo Clinic, Florida, USA

Section Editor: Ocular Oncology & Pathology

Mozhgan Rezaei-Kanavi, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Mohsen Bahmani Kashkouli, MD

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA

Section Editor: Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Bita Esmaeli, MD, FACS

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

Section Editor: Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

David H Verity, MD, MA, FRCOphth

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK

Section Editor: Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Marzieh Katibeh, MD, MPH, MSc

Arhus University, Arhus, Denmark

Section Editor: Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Akbar Fotouhi, MD, PhD

School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor: Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Mehdi Yaseri, PhD

School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

Heydar Amini, MD

Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

James Bainbridge, PhD, FRCOphth

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK

Editorial Board

Elahe Elahi, PhD

University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

Khalil Ghasemi Falavarjani, MD

Eye Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

Ali Hafezi-Moghadam, MD, PhD

Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Editorial Board

Pedram Hamrah, MD

Tufts University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA

Editorial Board

Andrew J. W. Huang, MD, MPH

Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA

Editorial Board

Martine J. Jager, MD, PhD

Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

Editorial Board

Mohammad-Ali Javadi, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

Jost B. Jonas, MD

Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology, Basal, Switzerland

Editorial Board

Farid Karimian, MD

Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

Ahmad Kheirkhah, MD

Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health at San Antonio, Texas, USA

Editorial Board

Timothy Lai, MBBS, MD, FRCSEd

Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Editorial Board

Alireza Lashay, MD

Translational Ophthalmology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

Ian MacDonald, MD, FRCSC

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Editorial Board

Jodhbir S. Mehta, MBBS, FRCOphth, FRCS

Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore

Editorial Board

Mehdi Modarres-Zadeh, MD

Eye Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board

Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, MD, MSc

Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, California, USA

Editorial Board

Mohammad Hosein Nowroozzadeh, MD

Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Center, Shiraz, Iran

Editorial Board

Yadollah Omidi, PharmD, PhD

Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA

Editorial Board

Virender S. Sangwan, MD

LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Editorial Board

Nader Sheibani, PhD

University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA

Editorial Board

Ilkhnur Tugal-Tutkun, MD

Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Editorial Board

Siamak Zarei-Ghanavati, MD

Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Manager

Mohammad Ali Javadi, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ma_javadi@yahoo.com

Executive Editor

Sare Safi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Saresafi.s@gmail.com

Co Executive Editor

Hamideh Sabbaghi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Staff

Bahar Safdari, MSc