Kanakis MG, et al. – The objective of this study is to assess the photoreceptor layer in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion related to macular ischemia, utilizing a method of en face optical coherence tomography (OCT) representation of the ellipsoid zone. En face OCT reconstruction and subsequent representation of ellipsoid zone uncovered a close relationship between capillary nonperfusion and photoreceptor disruption in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion. It appears that the deep capillary plexus plays a vital role on the metabolic demands of outer retina and, consequently, an ischemia at the level of deep capillary plexus has a significant effect on the integrity of the photoreceptors.