| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| AP2a | activator protein 2a |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CAT | catalase |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| DSB | double-strand break |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ERK | extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| FOXO | Forkhead box O |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| HLEC | human lens epithelial cell |
| HO | heme oxygenase |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein cell |
| IκBα | inhibitory protein alpha of nuclear factor kappa B |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap 1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LOX | lipoxygenase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| O2•− | superoxide anion |
| •OH | hydroxyl radical |
| p53 | tumor suppressor protein p53 |
| PRDX | peroxiredoxin |
| pre-miRNA | precursor form of microRNA |
| pri-miRNA | primary nuclear transcript of microRNA |
| Redd1 | regulated in development and DNA damage responses 1 |
| RGC | retinal ganglion cell |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium cells |
| SIRT | sirtuin |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SPRY-2 | sprouty homolog 2 |
| SSB | single-strand break |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TXN | thioredoxin |
| TXNRD | thioredoxin reductase |