The outer Bruch membrane layer: a previously undescribed spectral-domain optical coherence tomography finding.
OBJECTIVE
To report a previously undescribed spectral-domain optical coherence tomography finding, the outer Bruch membrane layer.


METHODS
Prospective case descriptions.


RESULTS
Patients with variable macular abnormalities were examined with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography scanning. All had areas of either retinal pigment epithelial elevation or atrophy with an underlying hyperreflective band that we interpret as the outer Bruch membrane layer.


CONCLUSIONS
The outer Bruch membrane is a consistent optical coherence tomography finding in areas of absent, atrophic, or elevated retinal pigment epithelium.
Bloom
Steven M
SM
Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers, Louisville, Kentucky 40207, USA. admin@eyecenters.com
Singal
Inder P
IP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016570:Bruch Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence