Number of specimens staining for opticin, according to nature of lesion
| Strength of stain | Non-pigmented CBE (n = 9) | Hyperplasia(Fuchs’s adenoma)(n = 4) | Adenoma(n = 2) | Non-pigmented/mixed adenocarcinoma(n = 4) | Pigmented adenocarcinoma(n = 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ++, staining for maximum immunoreactivity; +, staining for immunoreactivity between control and background; –, staining for the same as background | |||||
| CBE, ciliary body epithelium. | |||||
| ++ | 9 | ||||
| + | 4 | ||||
| − | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||