| AUC | Area under the drug concentration–time curve |
| CKC | Cetalkonium chloride |
| COO− | Carboxylic acid |
| CL | Contact lens |
| EGDMA | Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate |
| HEMA | 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate |
| hThP method | Soaking method under high temperature and high pressure |
| MPP | Mucus-penetrating particle |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| ODDS | Ocular drug delivery system |
| SE | Standard error |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| STMs | Solid tranilast microparticles |
| STNs | Solid tranilast nanoparticles |
| TG-DTA | Thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis |
| TRA | Tranilast |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |