ASIC	Acid-Sensing Ion Channel
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
BCL	Bandage Contact Lens
BDNF	Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor
CCL2	Chemokine Ligand 2
CCL3	Chemokine Ligand 3
CGRP	Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide
CN	Cranial Nerve
CNS	Central Nervous System
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CX3CR1	CX3C Motif Chemokine Receptor 1
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DAMGO	[D-Ala2, N-MePhe4, Gly-ol]-enkephalin
DENKI	Dual Enkephalinase Inhibitor
DRG	Dorsal Root Ganglion
EGF	Epidermal Growth Factor
F6H8	Perfluorohexyloctane
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FM	Fluorescence Microscopy
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric Acid
GDNF	Glial Cell-derived Neurotrophic Factor
GsMTx4	Grammostola Mechanotoxin 4
IL	Interleukin
IVCM	In Vivo Confocal Microscopy
K2P	Two-pore Domain Potassium Channels
LASIK	Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis
LC	Locus Coeruleus
LIF	Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
LINE	Laser In Situ Keratomileusis-induced Neurotrophic Epitheliopathy
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase
MDSC	Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cell
MOR	Mu Opioid Receptor
mTORC1	Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
NGF	Nerve Growth Factor
NK1R	Neurokinin-1 Receptor
NSAID	Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
NT	Neurotrophin
OCT	Optical Coherence Tomography
OGF	Opioid Growth Factor
P2	ATP Receptors
PACAP	Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Peptide
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
PIEZO2	Piezo Type Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Component 2
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PIRT	Phosphoinositide Interacting Regulator
PNS	Peripheral Nervous System
PRK	Photorefractive Keratectomy
PROSE	Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
ROBO	Transmembrane Roundabout
RVM	Rostral Ventromedial Medulla
SAF312	Libvatrep
SMILE	Small Incision Lenticule Extraction
SP	Substance P
SPRY2	Sprouty RTK Signaling Antagonist 2
T3	Triiodothyronine
TASK	TWIK-related Acid-sensitive Potassium Channel 1
TGF	Transforming Growth Factor
TMEM120A	Transmembrane Protein 120A
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TREK	TWIK-related K+ Channel
TRESK	TWIK-related Spinal Cord K+ Channel
TrkA	Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase A
TRP	Transient Receptor Potential
TRPA	Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin
TRPC	Transient Receptor Potential Canonical
TRPM	Transient Receptor Potential Subfamily M
TRPP	Transient Receptor Potential Polycystic
TRPV	Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid
TWIK	Tandem of P Domains in a Weak Inward Rectifying K+ Channel
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
YFP	Yellow Fluorescent Protein