AMD	Age-related macular degeneration
ARMS2	Age-Related Maculopathy Susceptibility 2
bHLH	Basic helix-loop-helix
CERN	Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire - European Organization for Nuclear Research
CFH	Complement factor H
CNTF	Ciliary neurotrophic factor
CpG	Cytosine-phosphate-guanine
CRX	Cone rod homeobox
GDP/GTP	Guanosine di/tri phosphate
GWAS	Genome-wide association study
HTRA1	HtrA Serine Peptidase 1
LHC	Large hadron collider
NAD+	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NRE2E3	Nuclear receptor subfamily 2, group E, member 3
NRL	Neural retina leucine zipper
OTX	Orthodenticle homeobox
PAX6	Paired Box 6
RB1	Retinoblastoma 1
rd1	Retinal degeneration-1
RHO	Rhodopsin
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RP	Retinitis pigmentosa
RPE	Retinal pigmented epithelium
RPE65	Retinal Pigment Epithelium-Specific 65 KDa Protein
RPGR	Retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator
SLC16A8	Solute Carrier Family 16 Member 8
SOS	Son of sevenless