Open AccessThe Project MACULA Retinal Pigment Epithelium Grading System for Histology and Optical Coherence Tomography in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Author(s) -
Emma C. Zanzottera,
Jeffrey D. Messinger,
Thomas Ach,
Smith Rjh,
K. Bailey Freund,
Christine A. Curcio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.15-16431
Subject(s) - retinal pigment epithelium , macular degeneration , retinal , choroidal neovascularization , retina , optical coherence tomography , biology , anatomy , ophthalmology , pathology , medicine , neuroscience
To seek pathways of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) fate in age-related macular degeneration via a morphology grading system; provide nomenclature, visualization targets, and metrics for clinical imaging and model systems.