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In multivariable analysis, thickness of Henle\u2019s fibre layer, outer nuclear layer, external limiting membrane and myoid zone (HOEM) combined was not significantly associated with AMD prevalence (beta: 0.03; p=0.08) or AMD stage (beta: 0.04; p=0.06), after adjusting for younger age (beta: \u22120.09; p&lt;0.001), shorter axial length (beta: \u22120.07; p&lt;0.001), thicker ellipsoid zone (EZ) (beta: 0.19; p&lt;0.001), thicker photoreceptor outer segment (POS) layer (beta: 0.12; p&lt;0.001), thicker subfoveal choroid (beta: 0.11; p&lt;0.001) and thinner retinal pigment epithelium\/Bruch\u2019s membrane (RPE\/BM) layer (beta: \u22120.17; p&lt;0.001). Thicker EZ correlated with lower AMD prevalence (beta: \u22120.04; p=0.03) and lower AMD stage (beta: \u22120.02; p=0.02), with adjustment for older age (beta: 0.05; p=0.03), longer axial length (beta: 0.06; p=0.001), thicker HOEM (beta: 0.19; p&lt;0.001) and thinner RPE\/BM (beta: \u22120.31; p&lt;0.001). Including only normal eyes and eyes with early AMD, EZ thickness was not significantly correlated with AMD prevalence (beta: \u22120.02; p=0.49). Thicker POS correlated with lower AMD prevalence (beta: \u22120.06; p&lt;0.001) after adjusting for younger age (beta: \u22120.10; p&lt;0.001), thicker HOEM (beta: 0.08; p&lt;0.001) and thinner RPE\/BM layer (beta: \u22120.62; p&lt;0.001). If only normal eyes and eyes with early AMD were included, POS thickness was not significantly related to AMD prevalence (beta: \u22120.03; p=0.09).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thickness of HOEM, EZ and POS was not significantly associated with the prevalence of early AMD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bjo-2024-326734","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,22]],"date-time":"2025-09-22T17:20:19Z","timestamp":1758561619000},"page":"312-317","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Photoreceptor layer thickness in age-related macular degeneration: the Beijing Eye Study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"110","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2972-5227","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jost 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