Did you check the recent Molecular Cell paper by Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk? I think they have used qPCR for quantification of P16INK4a. I am pretty sure that they would have tried some of the available antibodies, therefore there may not be a good antibody. Perhaps you should directly contact them ask whether they have tried any of the antibodies.
Are you working on retinal slices or whole-mounts?
Thanks for your reply. I'll do the staining on vertical sections as well as flat-mounts. I also did qPCR. I tried the antigen retrieval method today before proceeding immunostaining using the ab from abcam. It worked well. Thanks for your help.