MetS	Metabolic Syndrome
DR	Diabetic Retinopathy
DME	Diabetic Macular Edema
HDL	High-Density Lipoprotein
T2DM	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
CRAO	Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
AMD	Age-related Macular Degeneration
FDA	U.S. Food and Drug Administration
mm	millimeter
PBS	Phosphate-Buffered Saline
PFA	Paraformaldehyde
OCT	Optimal Cutting Temperature
SD	Standard Deviation
NIH	National Institutes of Health
ROI	Region of Interest
MC	Monoclonal
PC	Polyclonal
RPE	Retinal Pigment Epithelium
CRALBP	Cellular Retinaldehyde-binding Protein
OPL	Outer Plexiform Layer
IPL	Inner Plexiform Layer
OS	Outer Segments
IS	Inner Segments
ONL	Outer Nuclear Layer
NFL	Nerve Fiber Layer
PKCα	Protein Kinase C alpha
NeuN	Neuron-Specific Nuclear Protein
GCL	Ganglion Cell Layer
PSD-95	Postsynaptic Density Protein
RGC	Retinal Ganglion Cells
GS	Glutamine Synthetase
GFAP	Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
Iba1	Ionized Calcium-binding Adaptor Molecule 1
GPCR	G-protein Coupled Receptor
GABA	γ-aminobutyric acid
OXPHOS	Oxidative Phosphorylation
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
STZ	Streptozotocin
DAMP	Damage-associated Molecular Pattern
TEM	Transmission Electron Microscopy
MetS Pigs	Pigs exhibiting Metabolic Syndrome
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole