| 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 |