| DED | dry eye disease |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| LPO | lipid peroxide |
| HEL | hexanoyl-lysine |
| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| GSH | glutathione |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| CAT | catalase |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSTP1 | glutathione s-transferase P |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| 3-NT | 3-nitrotyrosine |
| BAC | benzalkonium chloride |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| HCECs | human corneal epithelial cells |
| RCECs | rabbit corneal epithelial cells |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| MGD | meibomian gland dysfunction |
| OSDI | ocular surface disease index |
| FCT | fluorescein clearance test |
| BUT | break-up time |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| C-NAC | chitosan-N-acetylcysteine |
| ALP | alpha-lipoic acid |
| 2-OHE2 | 2-hydroxy estradiol |