ACE	Angiotensin-converting Enzyme
BEC	Blood Endothelial Cell
bFGF	basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
CNV	Choroidal Neovascularization
CSF	Cerebrospinal Fluid
CTGF	Connective Tissue Growth Factor
CYR61	Cysteine-rich 61
DME	Diabetic Macular Edema
DR	Diabetic Retinopathy
EC	Endothelial Cell
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EPC	Endothelial Progenitor Cells
EPO	Erythropoietin
HA	Hyaluronic Acid
HMGB1	High Mobility Group Box-1
IL	Interleukin
LEC	Lymphatic Endothelial Cell
LECP	Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Precursor
LYVE1	Lymphatic Vessel Endothelial Hyaluronan Receptor-1
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
M-CSF	Macrophage-colony Stimulating Factor
MIF	Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
M-LECP	Macrophage-derived lymphatic endothelial cell precursor
MMP	Matrix Metalloproteinase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat and pyrin domain containing-3
NOD	Non-obese Diabetic
NPDR	Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
OCT	Optical Coherence Tomography
OIR	Oxygen-induced Retinopathy
ON	Optic nerve
OPC	Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell
OPN	Osteopontin
PDGF	Platelet-derived Growth Factor
PDPN	Podoplanin
PDR	Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
PEDF	Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor
PKC	Protein Kinase C
PROX1	Prospero Homeobox Protein 1
PRP	Panretinal Photocoagulation
RPE	Retinal Pigment Epithelium
RVO	Retinal Vein Occlusion
SDF1	Stromal Cell-derived Factor-1
TGFβ	Transforming Growth Factor-β
TNFα	Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
TRD	Tractional Retinal Detachment
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VEGFR	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor
VESC	Vascular Endothelial Stem Cell
VH	Vitreous Hemorrhage