A rabbit model for outer retinal atrophy caused by surgical RPE removal.

"Declarations Ethics approvalAll procedures were conducted in Belgium and approved by the state regulatory authorities of Belgium study code 18–080 and were in accordance with the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research. Consent to participateNot applicable. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interests Geuder (F, C, P), Zeiss (F), MedOne Surgical Inc. (F). All other authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests  Geuder (F, C, P), Zeiss (F), MedOne Surgical Inc. (F). All other authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. B. V. Stanzel: DFG STA 1135/2–1, BMBF ReSight Consortium TP3 01EK1613A; all others: none."