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Christine A. Curcio, PhD; C. Leigh Millican

Arch Ophthalmol. 1999;117:329-339.

Objective  To determine the distributions of basal laminar and basal linear deposits in Bruch membrane (BM) with respect to age and early age-related maculopathy (ARM).

Methods  The foveas of 41 human eyes (<60 years [n=9]; 60 years [n=32]), preserved no later than 3.5 hours post mortem, were examined using light and electron microscopy. Ten eyes met histopathologic criteria of the Alabama Age-related Macular Degeneration Grading System for early ARM. We calculated the specificity, sensitivity, and odds ratios for the association of basal laminar and basal linear deposits with early ARM.

Results  Both deposits occurred only in eyes older than 60 years. The highest specificities and sensitivities for early ARM were attained for eyes that had basal linear deposits or large (>125 µm) drusen, followed by eyes with any quantity of basal laminar deposits that also contained membranous debris. Eyes with ARM were 24 times more likely than age-matched control eyes to have basal linear deposits or large drusen (P=.002).

Conclusions  Basal linear deposits and large drusen with membranous contents constitute different morphologic forms of the same ARM-associated lesion and may be significant for progression to late ARM.

From the Departments of Ophthalmology (Dr Curcio and Ms Millican) and Physiological Optics (Dr Curcio), University of Alabama at Birmingham. The authors have no proprietary interests in the products mentioned in this article.

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