| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration |
| BRB | Blood–retinal barrier |
| CNV | Choroidal neovascularization |
| DR | Diabetic retinopathy |
| IOP | Intraocular pressure |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| OCTA | Optical coherence tomography angiography |
| ONH | Optic nerve head |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| RGC | Retinal ganglion cell |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium |
| RVO | Retinal vein occlusion |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |