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. 2019 Nov 30;7(4):94. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines7040094
ADSCs Adipose tissue-derived stem cells
Aµm2 Average of retinal thickness in micron meters
BCVA Best corrected visual acuity
BCEA Bivariate contour ellipse area
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
bFGF Basic fibroblast growth factor
Cµm Thickness of central fovea in micron meters
CNTF Ciliary neurotrophic factor
dB DeciBel
EGF Epidermal growth factor
ERG Electroretinogram
ESCs Embryonic stem cells
ETDRS Early treatment diabetic retinopathy study charts at 4 meters in logMAR
FT Foveal thickness
GF Growth factor
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1
IL Interleukin
IFN-β Interferon-β
logMAR Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution
iPSCs Induced pluripotent stem cells
ISCEV International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision
LRRT Limoli retinal restoration technique
MSCs Mesenchimal stem cells
MY Microperimetry
OCT Optical coherence tomography
PDAF Platelet-derived angiogenesis factor
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PEDF Pigment epithelium-derived factor
PlGF Placental growth factor
PLTs Platelets
PRP Platelet rich plasma
pts Points or print size
RdCVF Rod–cone viability factor
RGC Retinal ganglion cell
ROS Reactive 13 oxygen species
RP Retinitis pigmentosa
RPE Retinal pigment epithelium
SD-OCT Spectral domain optical coherence tomography
SVF Stromal vascular fraction
TGF Transforming growth factor
T0; T180 Time at baseline; time at 6 months after surgery
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor