| AGEs | Advanced glucose end products |
| BRB | Blood-retinal barrier |
| DME | Diabetic macular edema |
| DR | Diabetic retinopathy |
| ERG | Electroretinogram |
| GCL | Ganglion cell layer |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillar acidic protein |
| GLAST | Glutamate-aspartate transporter |
| JAKs | Janus family of intracellular tyrosine kinases |
| INL | Inner nuclear layer |
| MIS1 | SOCS1 peptidomimetic |
| ONL | Outer nuclear layer |
| OPs | Oscillatory potentials |
| SOCS | Suppressors of cytokine signaling |
| STATs | Signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| TUNEL | Terminal Transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |