| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| AREDS | Age-Related Eye Disease Study |
| OCT | Optical coherence tomography |
| OCTA | Optical coherence tomography angiography |
| LC-MS/MS | Tandem mass spectrometry |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium cells |
| BHT | Butylated Hydroxytoluene |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| WHR | Waist-to-hip ratio |
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