| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelial |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EL | ectopia lentis |
| AL | axial length |
| Z-AL | Z-score-adjusted axial length |
| ATN | A: atrophy, T: tractional, and N: neovascular |
| RT-qPCR | Real Time-quantitative PCR |
| IF | immunofluorescence staining |
| WB | Western blotting |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| RD | retinal detachment |
| ICL | implantable collamer lens |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| SD | standard deviation |
| NC | healthy control |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| MMP3 | matrix metalloproteinase-3 |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| PI3K-Akt | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Protein Kinase B |
| GSEA | Gene Set Enrichment Analysis |
| HI | haploinsufficiency |
| DN | dominant-negative |