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122 CHAPTER 7 OCT layer segmentation

Table 1 Description of major retinal layers and their functioning.
Layer name Function
Nerve fiber layer (NFL) Axons of ganglion cells
Ganglion cell layer (GCL) Ganglion cell bodies
Inner plexiform layer (IPL) Synapses connecting bipolar cells and
ganglion cells
Inner nuclear layer (INL) Nuclei of bipolar cells
Outer plexiform layer (OPL) Synapses between rod and cone
projections
Outer nuclear layer (ONL) Rod and cone cell bodies
External limiting membrane (ELM) Separation junction between cell nucleus
and photoreceptors
Photoreceptive layer Rods and cones
Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) Layer of pigmented cells

NFL
GCL
IPL
INL
OPL
ONL
ELM
PR
RPE
choroid

FIG. 1
OCT cross-section of a normal retina with highlighted layers.