| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration |
| ARPE-19 | Adult retinal pigment epithelium-19 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BBG | Brilliant blue G |
| DKO | Double-knockout |
| D-PBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| ELM | External limiting membrane |
| EtBr | Ethidium bromide |
| GCL | Ganglion cell layer |
| HSP90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| Iba1 | Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| ILM | Inner limiting membrane |
| INL | Inner nuclear layer |
| KO | Knockout |
| IPL | Inner plexiform layer |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NFL | Nerve fiber layer |
| NRTIs | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| ONL | Outer nuclear layer |
| OPL | Outer plexiform layer |
| P2X7R | P2X7 receptor |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium |
| Sod | Superoxide dismutase |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |