| AAOR | acute annular outer retinopathy |
| AIBSE | acute idiopathic blind spot enlargement |
| AIM | acute idiopathic maculopathy |
| AMN | acute macular neuroretinopathy |
| AON | acute optic neuritis |
| ARPE | acute retinal pigment epitheliitis |
| AZOOR | acute zonal occult outer retinopathy |
| DCP | deep capillary plexus |
| ELM | external limiting membrane |
| ERG | electroretinogram |
| EZ/IZ | ellipsoid zone/interdigitation zone |
| FA | fluorescein angiography |
| FAF | fundus autofluorescence |
| ICGA | indocyanine green angiography |
| INL | inner nuclear layer |
| IPL | inner plexiform layer |
| MEWDS | multiple evanescent white dot syndrome |
| MFC/PIC | multifocal choroiditis/punctate inner choroidopathy |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NIR | near-infrared |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| ONL | outer nuclear layer |
| OPL | outer plexiform layer |
| PAMM | paracentral acute middle maculopathy |
| RAPD | relative afferent pupillary defect |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium |