1. A method of analyzing an abnormality in the retinal layers of the eye, said method comprising: collecting three dimensional optical coherence tomography (OCT) intensity data of the retinal layers of the eye including the abnormality; segmenting the OCT intensity data to identify the boundaries of the abnormality; determining one or more representative values of the abnormality; classifying the abnormality based on the one or more representative values using predetermined criteria; displaying or storing the classification.