1. From the Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; the2Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; the3LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center and4The Macula
2. LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center and4The Macula Foundation, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York; the5Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy;
3. Istituto di Chimica Biologica “G. Fornaini”, Universta` degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo,” Urbino, Italy; and the
4. Departments of Molecular Biology,8Immunology,
5. Cell Biology, and10Genetics, Health Science Center of the University of North Texas, Fort Worth, Texas.