| AADC | Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase |
| AOH | Acute Ocular Hypertension |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| CA | Carbonic Anhydrase |
| ETC | Electron Transport Chain |
| GABA | Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid |
| GHT | Geniculohypothalamic Tract |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IML | Intermediolateral Column |
| IOP | Intraocular Pressure |
| ipRGC | Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell |
| MPTP | Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore |
| MT | Melatonin Receptor |
| NMDA | N-Methyl-D-Aspartate |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NPY | Neuropeptide Y |
| PACAP | Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide |
| PLA | Poly(lactic acid) |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PVN | Paraventricular Nucleus |
| RGC | Retinal Ganglion Cell |
| RHT | Retinohypothalamic Tract |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RNS | Reactive Nitrogen Species |
| SCG | Superior Cervical Ganglion |
| SCN | Suprachiasmatic Nucleus |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| TPH | Tryptophan Hydroxylase |
| UCP2 | Uncoupling Protein 2 |