ADDE	Aqueous deficient dry eye
AMD	Age related macular disease
APC	Antigen-presenting cell
AQP	Aquaporin
DES	Dry eye syndrome
EDE	Evaporative dry eye
GM-CSF	Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HLA	Human leukocyte antigen
IFN	Interferon
Ig	Immunoglobulin
IL	Interleukin
ILC	Innate lymphoid cell
KO	Knock-out
LCFA	Long-chain fatty acid
LG	Lacrimal gland
MGD	Meibomian gland dysfunction
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NK	Natural killer
NMOSD	Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
NOD	NOD.B10.H2b
pDC	Plasmacytoid dendritic cell
POAG	Primary open angle glaucoma
PRR	Pattern recognition receptor
pSS	Primary Sjögren’s syndrome
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
SFB	Segmented filamentous bacteria
SFCA	Short-chain fatty acid
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SS	Sjögren’s syndrome
Teff	Effector T cells
TFH	T follicular helper
TGF	Transforming growth factor
TH1	T helper 1
TH17	T helper 17
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
Treg	Regulatory T cells
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VKH	Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada