TABLE 1.
Summary of Findings
| Layer of BrM |
Macular region |
Peripheral region |
|---|---|---|
| Basal lamina of RPE |
No LLPs present | No LLPs present |
| Lipid wall | Found in some eyes in seventies; found in most eyes in eighties |
Not found as often as in macular region; more often found in eyes in eighties |
| ICL | Progressively filled with LLPs with aging |
Progressively filled with LLPs with aging, but a little slower than in macular region |
| Elastic layer | Layer filled with LLPs |
Layer filled with LLPs |
| OCL | Few LLPs present in older eyes |
Few LLPs present in older eyes |
| Basal lamina of choriocapillaris |
No LLPs present | No LLPs present |