| Abbreviation | Definition |
| AMD | Age-related Macular Degeneration |
| RPE | Retinal Pigment Epithelial |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal Transition |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| CNV | Choroidal Neovascularization |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| MET | Mesenchymal–epithelial Transition |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| KRT8 | Keratin 8 |
| MnSOD | Manganese Superoxide Dismutase |
| CSE | Cigarette Smoke Extract |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible Factor |
| PGF | Placental Growth Factor |
| PINK1 | PTEN Induced Kinase 1 |
| RMNS | Retrograde Mitochondrial Nuclear Signaling |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated Receptor γ Coactivator-1α |
| CXCR5 | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 5 |
| CeO2-NP | Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles |
| MiRNA | MicroRNA |
| HucMSC-Exo | Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes |
| MMPs | Matrix Metalloproteinases |
| TIMPs | MMP Tissue Inhibitors |
| CTGF | Connective Tissue Growth Factor |
| FN | Fibronectin |
| POSTN | Periostin |
| FAK | Focal Adhesion Kinase |
| TIMPs | MMP Tissue Inhibitors |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| NICD | Extracellular and Intracellular Structural Domains |
| RAR | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase |
| CeO2-NPs | Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles |
| hRPESC-RPE | Human RPE Stem Cells |