AMD	Age-Related Macular degeneration
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CB	cord blood
CBS	cord blood serum
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
fERG	flash Electroretinogram
FGF basic	Fibroblast growth factor
GCL	ganglion cell layer
GF	Growth factor
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
HIV/HBV/HCV-NAT	Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis B virus/Hepatitis C Virus -Nucleic Acid Testing
HTL	VI/II human T-lymphotropic virus I/II
IBA-1	Ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1
IL-10 and -13	Interleukin-10 and -13
INL	inner nuclear layer
LD	Light damage
LE	left eye
NGF	Nerve growth factor
OCT	optimum cutting temperature
ONL	outer nuclear layer
Ops	oscillatory potentials
PDGF-bb	Platelet-derived growth factor-bb
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
RE	right eye
RPE	retinal pigmented epithelium
TGF-α	Transforming growth factor-α
TOXO	Toxoplasmosis
TPHA	Treponema pallidum hemagglutination (TPHA)