AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
AI	Artificial intelligence
AS-OCT	Anterior segment optical coherence tomography
CNTF	Ciliary neurotrophic factor
DED	Dry eye disease
HbA1c	Glycated hemoglobin A1c
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor-1
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IVCM	In vivo confocal microscopy
MMP-9	Matrix metalloproteinase-9
NGF	Nerve growth factor
OCT	Optical coherence tomography
OSDI	Ocular Surface Disease Index
PEDF	Pigment epithelium-derived factor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
TBUT	Tear break-up time
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha