| BRB | Blood–Retinal Barrier |
| AAV | Adeno-Associated Virus |
| ssDNA | Single-Stranded DNA |
| wtAAV | Wild-Type Adeno-Associated Virus |
| AAP | Assembly Associated Protein |
| MAAP | Membrane-Associated Accessory Protein |
| rAAV | Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus |
| ITRs | Inverted Terminal Repeats |
| HSPG | Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan |
| AAVR | Adeno-Associated Virus Receptor |
| CLIC/GEEC | CLathrin-Independent Carrier/GPI-Enriched Endocytic Compartment pathway |
| SR Injection | Subretinal Injection |
| PRs | Photoreceptors |
| RPE | Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| IRDs | Inherited Retinal Diseases |
| BSS | Balanced Salt Solution |
| MI-OCT | Multimodal Imaging-Optical Coherence Tomography |
| DR | Diabetic Retinopathy |
| DME | Diabetic Macular Edema |
| RGCs | Retinal Ganglion Cells |
| ILM | Internal Limiting Membrane |
| nAMD | Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| XLRP | X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| GTAU | Gene Therapy-Associated Uveitis |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| SCI | Suprachoroidal Injection |
| LCA | Leber Congenital Amaurosis |
| BCVA | Best Corrected Visual Acuity |
| RP | Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| DSBs | Double-Strand Breaks |
| HDR | Homology-Directed Repair |
| NHEJ | Non-Homologous End Joining |
| BE | Base Editing |
| PE | Prime Editing |
| NHPs | Non-Human Primates |
| LLVA | Low Luminance Visual Acuity |
| ecDHFR | Escherichia coli Dihydrofolate Reductase |
| NPDR | Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
| PDR | Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
| DRSS | Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale |
| AMD | Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| dAMD | Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| CNV | Choroidal Neovascularization |
| GA | Geographic Atrophy |