Table 2.

Staining results in chorioretinal sections

	Oil Red O	Nile Red	BODIPY 493/503	UC-F	EC-F
Retina	−	+++	++	++	−
BrM	++	+++	++	++	++
Choroid	+	+++	++	++	−

BrM, Bruch's membrane; UC-F, filipin for unesterified cholesterol; EC-F, filipin for esterified cholesterol. Intensity of fluorescent staining: +++, strong; ++, medium; +, low; −, none. Large vasculature, identified within the retina and choroid in light microscopy with deferential interference contrast, was not included the evaluation of the above-mentioned structures.