Table 2

Immunohistochemical staining of lasered and control retinas

Specimen number	Origin of specimen	Laser before enucleation (days)	NT4	GFAP	CD68
Intensity of staining: +++ = strong, ++ = moderate, + = mild, − = negative. *Staining reduced in outer nuclear layer at the site of the laser burn, †staining of inner and outer nuclear layers of the retina, ‡staining throughout the whole retina, §scattered staining of cells predominantly in the nerve fibre layer.
1	Melanoma	1	+*	+++‡	+
2	Melanoma	2	+*	+++‡	+
3	Melanoma	6	+*	+++‡	++
4	Melanoma	6	+*	+++‡	++
5	Melanoma	NA	+†	+++‡	−
6	Melanoma	NA	+†	+++‡	−
7	Melanoma	NA	−	+++‡	−
8	Cadaveric donor	NA	++†	+§	−
9	Cadaveric donor	NA	++†	+§	−
10	Cadaveric donor	NA	++†	+§	−