| PM | Particulate Matter |
| OVA | Ovalbumin |
| AED | Allergic Eye Disease |
| IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes |
| DED | Dry Eye Diseases |
| AC | Allergic Conjunctivitis |
| AKC | Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis |
| VKC | Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa B |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase-1 |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| Il-4 | Interleukin 4 |
| IL-5 | Interleukin-5 |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) deoxyuridine triphosphate(dUTP) nick-end labeling |