ðə pɪɡmˈɛntɪd lˈeɪɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɛtɪnə ɔːɹ ɹˈɛtɪnəl pˈɪɡmənt ˌɛpɪθˈiːliəm ˌɑːɹpˌiːˈiː ɪz ðə pɪɡmˈɛntɪd sˈɛl lˈeɪɚ dʒˈʌst aʊtsˈaɪd ðə nˈʊɹɹoʊsˌɛnsɚɹi ɹˈɛtɪnə ðæt nˈɜːɹɪʃᵻz ɹˈɛtɪnəl vˈɪʒuːəl sˈɛlz, ænd ɪz fˈɜːmli ɐtˈætʃt tə ðɪ ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ kˈoːɹɔɪd ænd ˌoʊvɚlˈaɪɪŋ ɹˈɛtɪnəl vˈɪʒuːəl sˈɛlz.
The pigmented layer of retina or retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is the pigmented cell layer just outside the neurosensory retina that nourishes retinal visual cells, and is firmly attached to the underlying choroid and overlying retinal visual cells.