Ethical approval
The study was performed according to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki; all participants provided their informed consent for enrollment into the study. The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committees of both hospitals involved: Centro Brasileiro De Cirurgia De Olhos (CBCO), Goiânia, GO, Brazil; and Centro Brasileiro Da Visão (CBY), Brasília, DF, Brazil. The study was registered in the Clinical Trial Database of the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil (CAAE ID# 20053019.5.0000.5078, Protocol #3.587.147, registered September 19, 2019).