Ethics Statement
The subjects were recruited at the out-patient department (OPD) of the Department of
Ophthalmology,
Kasturba
Medical
College
(KMC),
Manipal
and
at
various
departments
of
Manipal
Institute
of
Technology
(MIT),
Manipal
Academy
of
Higher
Education
(MAHE),
Manipal,
Karnataka,
India
after
obtaining
necessary
approvals
from MAHE Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee. The study adhered to
the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The subjects are in the age group of 18 to 76
years and gave informed consent for data acquisition.
