5HT:	5-hydroxytriptamine
AA:	alpha-agonists
ADP	adenosine diphosphate
AP:	apoptosis
BB:	beta-blockers
BCVA:	best corrected visual acuity
BDNF:	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMB:	biochemical and molecular biomarkers
BMC:	biomicroscopy
CAI:	carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
CAS3:	caspase-3
CCT:	central corneal thickness
CG:	control group
DARC:	detection of apoptosing retail cells
ELISA:	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays
FLIO:	fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscope
GABA:	y-aminobutyric acid
GM-CSF:	colony-stimulating factor
GPx:	glutathione peroxidase
GTP:	guanosine triphosphatase
H2O2:	hydrogen peroxide
HPLC:	high performance liquid chromatography
IFγ:	interferon gamma
IL:	interleukin
IOP:	intraocular pressure
LE:	left eye
MD:	mean derivation
MDA:	malondialdehyde
MD:	mediterranean diet
MIGS:	minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
NF-κB:	nuclear factor kappa B
NO:	nitric oxide
NPDS:	non-perforating deep sclerectomy
OCT:	optical coherence tomography
OCTA:	optical coherence tomography angiography
OF:	ocular fundus
OH:	hydroxyl radical
ORAC:	oxygen-radical absorbance capacity method
OS:	oxidative stress
PA:	prostaglandin analogues
PARP1:	poly ADP-ribose polymerase-1
POAG:	primary open-angle glaucoma
RE:	right eye
RGC:	retinal ganglion cells
RNFL:	retinal nerve fiber layer
ROS:	reactive oxygen species
SD:	standard derivation
SOD:	superoxide dismutase
TAC:	total antioxidant capacity
TBARS:	thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
TM:	trabecular meshwork
TNFα:	tumour necrosis factor alpha
TrkB:	tyrosine kinase B
VEGF:	vascular endothelial growth factor
VF:	visual field