Figure 3 of Green, Mol Vis 1999; 5:27.


Figure 3. Basal linear deposit

A. Ultrastructural appearance of a 6.4 µm-thick basal linear deposit composed of vesicular material (asterisks) located between the retinal pigment epithelial basal lamina (arrowhead) and the remainder of Bruch's membrane. A 2.2 µm-thick layer of wide-spaced collagen (basal laminar deposit, between arrows) is present internal to the retinal pigment epithelial basal lamina (arrowhead). x15,000.

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Figure 3A reprinted with permission, from: Green WR, Enger C. Age-related macular degeneration histopathologic studies. The 1992 Lorenz E. Zimmerman Lecture. Ophthalmology 1993; 100:1519-35.

B. Higher power view of vesicular material in basal linear deposit (x40,000).

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Figure 3B reprinted with permission, from: Green WR, Enger C. Age-related macular degeneration histopathologic studies. The 1992 Lorenz E. Zimmerman Lecture. Ophthalmology 1993; 100:1519-35.

C. Higher power view of basal laminar deposit with foci of wide-spaced collagen located internal to the RPE basal lamina (arrowhead). (x40,000)

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Figure 3C reprinted with permission, from: Green WR, Enger C. Age-related macular degeneration histopathologic studies. The 1992 Lorenz E. Zimmerman Lecture. Ophthalmology 1993; 100:1519-35.

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