| AL | autolysosome |
| DR | Diabetic Retinopathy |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| Eugly | Euglycemic |
| GCL | Ganglion Cell Layer |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| GFP | Green Fluorescence Protein |
| GS | Glutamine Synthetase |
| GNAT1 | G Protein Subunit Alpha Transducin 1 |
| Hypo | Hypoglycemic |
| iBRB | Inner blood–retinal barrier (iBRB) |
| LCM | Laser Capture Microdissection |
| ONL | Outer Nuclear Layer |
| RGC | Retinal Ganglion Cells |
| RBPMS | RNA-Binding Protein |
| SOX11 | SRY-Box Transcription Factor 11 |
| Thy-1 | Thy-1 Cell Surface Antigen |