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Beckman received financial and nonfinancial support from Glaukos, is a lecturer for Glaukos and is on the advisory board for Glaukos. Gregory D. Parkhurst and James H. Lee received financial support from Glaukos. Zaina N. Al-Mohtaseb is a consultant and lecturer for Glaukos. Michael D. Greenwood received financial and nonfinancial support from Glaukos, and is a consultant and lecturer for Glaukos. Marco Armijo, Valerie Smith, Erin H. Leone, Angela C. Kothe and Tomas Navratil are employees of Glaukos Corporation and may own stock and\/or stock options.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of Interest"}},{"value":"The study was conducted in accordance with US regulations and the International Council for Harmonisation Guidelines on Good Clinical Practice which embody the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki of 1964 and its later amendments. 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