5′ N	5′ nucleotidase
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AMD	Age-related macular degeneration
AT1-R	Angiotensin II type-1 receptor
β-AR	β-adrenergic receptor
BRB	Blood-retinal barrier
COX	Cyclooxygenase
DHA	Docosahexaenoic
DR	Diabetic retinopathy
EPA	Eicosapentaenoic
eEPC	Early endothelial progenitor cells
Epo	Erythropoietin
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HRE	Hypoxia response element
HSPG	Heparin sulphate proteoglycans
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor-1
KDR	Kinase insert domain-containing receptor
KLT-1	Kms-related tyrosine kinase 1
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
NOS	Nitric oxide synthetase
NRP	Neurophilin
ω-3 PUFAs	Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
OIR	Oxygen-induced retinopathy
OPC	Outgrowth endothelial cells
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PHD	Prolyl hydroxylase
RAS	Renin-angiotensin system
RGC	Retinal ganglion cells
ROP	Retinopathy of prematurity
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SC	Stem cell
SRPK1	Serine arginine protein kinase 1
SRSF1	Serine-rich splicing factor-1
STOP-ROP	Supplemental Therapeutic Oxygen for Prethreshold Retinopathy Of Prematurity
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor