| ADSCs | Adipose Derived Stem Cells |
| AMD | Age Macular Disease |
| ASCs | Adipose Stromal Cells |
| BCEA | Bivariate Contour Ellipse Area |
| BCVA | Best Corrected Visual Acuity |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| bFGF | Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| BM-MSCs | Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| CASPasis | Cysteine Aspartate-Specific Proteinases |
| cERG | Cone ERG or Photopic ERG |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CNTF | Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor |
| EGF | Epidermal Growth Factor |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERG | ElectroretinoGram |
| ESCs | Embrionic Stem Cells |
| GAP-43 | Growth-Associated Protein-43 |
| GDNF | Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| GF | Growth Factor |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| HGF | Hepatocyte Growth Factor |
| HIF-1alpha | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1alpha |
| IAP | Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein |
| IFN-β | Interferon-β |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 |
| IL-1RA | IL-1 Receptor Antagonist |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRD | Inherited Retinal Disease |
| M-CSF | Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| MAPK1 | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| PDGF | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor |
| PDAF | Platelet-Derived Angiogenesis Factor |
| PEDF | Pigment-Epithelium-Derived Factor |
| PGE2R | Prostaglandin E2 Receptor |
| PI3-K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase |
| PlGF | Placental Growth Factor |
| POS | Photoreceptor Segments |
| PRP | Platelet-Rich Plasma |
| PRDX2 | Peroxiredoxin 2 |
| RdCVF | Rod Cone Viability Factor |
| RGC | Retinal Ganglion Cell |
| RMG | Retinal Müller Glia |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RP | Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| RPE | Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| SVF | Stromal Vascular Fraction |
| TGF- | Transforming Growth Factor- |
| TNF-alpha | Tumoral Necrosis Factor—alpha |
| TSP | Thrombospondin |
| UPR | Unfolded Protein Response |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |