AMD	age-related macular degeneration
CNV	choroidal neovascularization
POS	photoreceptors outer segments
AGEs	advanced glycation end products
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
oBRB	outer blood–retinal barrier
PEDF	pigment epithelium-derived factor
DHA	docosahexaenoic acid
DDC	L-dopa decarboxylase
DA	dopamine
PD	Parkinson’s disease
MAO	monoamine oxidase
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
RUBCN/Rubicon	RUN domain and cysteine-rich domain-containing Beclin 1-interacting protein
mTOR	mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase
Nrf2	nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
AMPK	5’ AMP-activated protein kinase
TFEB	transcription factor EB
ROS	reactive oxygen species
PCG1	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha
PUFAs	polyunsaturated fatty acids
A2E	N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine
ECM	extracellular matrix
TXNIP	thioredoxin-interacting protein
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha
DAMPs	danger-associated molecular patterns
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
RAGEs	advanced glycosylation end product (AGE) receptors
JAK/STAT	Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
NLPR3	inflammasome/NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3
HSP90	heat-shock protein 90
MMP-2	matrix metalloproteinase-2
MHC-I	major histocompatibility complex I
AT1R	angiotensin II receptor type 1
IFN-	interferon-gamma
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
MPOD	macular pigment optical density
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
GA	geographic atrophy
RPE	retinal pigment epithelium