Table 1.

Criteria of the OCT image analysis.

Criterion	Evaluation
Surface integrity	intact/with alterations
Surface profile	even/uneven
Epithelial homogeneity	homogeneous/inhomogeneous
Epithelial thickness	mean value of 25 measurements ($\mathsf{\mu }\mathrm{m}$)
Basement membrane	intact/unsharp/not assessable
Tissue vascularization	low (<0.10)/moderate (0.10–0.30)/high (>0.30)
Additional components	Description of regional features within the lamina propria