Table 3.

RPE + Basal laminar deposit thickness relative to the ELM descent in nvAMD

RPE Morphology	−500 µm from ELM descent	−100 µm from ELM descent	−500 µm vs −100 µm	Overall
	Thickness in µm, mean ± SD; N		p-value	Thickness in µm, mean ± SD; N
Overall	15.7 ± 7.0; 23	15.4 ± 7.7; 26	0.9109	15.4 ± 7.3; 27*
Non-uniform	12.8 (n/a); 1	---	---	12.8 (n/a); 1
Very non- uniform	14.8 ± 5.3; 20	13.9 ± 5.8; 20	0.3788	14.3 ± 5.5; 25
Sloughed	26.6 ± 8.4; 4	21.8 ± 7.9; 6	0.1408	23.5 ± 8.0; 8
Shedding	---	---	---	---
Bilaminar	19.4 ± 10.6; 2	23.6 ± 3.6; 6	0.4423	22.6 ± 5.4; 7
Vacuolated	---	---	---	---
Intraretinal	---	---	---	---

Notes: Mean RPE + BLamD thickness by RPE grades in 27 nvAMD eyes from 27donors

N indicates the number of donors in which measurements were made.

P-value obtained via general estimating equations

SD, standard deviation

n/a, not applicable

^*For 22 eyes accessioned before 2006, overall mean RPE+BLamD thickness was 15.0 ± 7.4 µm