| 6PG | 6-phosphogluconate |
| Acetyl-CoA | Acetyl-coenzyme A |
| ACO2 | Aconitase mitochondrial |
| ALDO | Aldolase |
| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration |
| APO E | Apolipoprotein E |
| ASL | Argininosuccinate lyase |
| ASS1 | Argininosuccinate synthase 1 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BSG | Basigin |
| BSG1 | Basigin splice variant 1 |
| BSG2 | Basigin splice variant 2 |
| CAD | Cis-aconitate decarboxylase |
| CCL2 | C–C motif chemokine 2 |
| CCR2 | CCL2 receptor |
| CD | Cell determinant |
| CFH | Complement factor H |
| CNV | Choroid neovascularization |
| CX3CR1 | CX3C chemokine receptor 1 |
| DHAP | Dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
| F16BP | Fructose-1,6-biphosphate |
| G3P | Glycerol-3-phosphate |
| G3PDH | Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| G6P | Glucose-6-phosphate |
| GA | Geographic atrophy |
| GAP | Glyceraldyde-3-phosphate |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3 phosphate-dehydrogenase |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GPR91 | G-protein coupled receptor 91 (Succinate receptor 1) |
| GPR132 | G-protein coupled receptor 132 |
| HIF1A | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 |
| IDH3 | Isocitrate dehydrogenase 3 |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL1B | Interleukin-1β |
| IL6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IRG1 | Immune-responsive gene 1 |
| LACT | Lactate |
| LDHA | Lactate dehydrogenase A |
| LDHB | Lactate dehydrogenase B |
| MPC | Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced) |
| NADP+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (oxidized) |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced) |
| NOS2 | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NXNL1 | Nucleoredoxin-like 1 |
| OXPHO | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PHD | Prolyl-hydroxylase |
| PK | Pyruvate kinase |
| PPP | Pentose phosphate pathway |
| PUFA | Poly-unsaturated fatty acids |
| PYR | Pyruvate |
| RdCVF | Rod-derived cone viability factor |
| RdCVFL | Rod-derived cone viability factor long (thioredoxin) |
| RdCVFox | Rod-derived cone viability factor with oxidized cysteines |
| Ri5P | Ribulose-5-phosphate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RPE | Retinal pigmented epithelium |
| SCR7 | Short tandem repeat 7 |
| SDH | Succinate dehydrogenase |
| SLC16A1 | Monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) |
| SLC16A3 | Monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) |
| SLC16A8 | Monocarboxylate transporter 3 (MCT3) |
| SLC25A10 | Mitochondrial dicarboxylate carrier |
| SLC2A1 | Glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) |
| SLC7A2 | Arginine transporter |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TNFSF6 | FAS ligand |
| TPI | Triose phosphate isomerase |
| TSP1 | Thrombospondin 1 |
| TXNRD | Thioredoxin reductase |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |