AAO	American Academy of Ophthalmology
AP	activator protein
APC	antigen-presenting cell
AT	aqueous tear
ATD	aqueous tear deficiency
ATDDE	aqueous tear deficient dry eye
BU	breakup
CAM	cell adhesion molecules
DB	dimple break
DED	dry eye disease
DWDE	decreased wettability dry eye
EDE	evaporative dry eye
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule
IFN	interferon
IL	interleukin
LB	line break
MGD	meibomian gland dysfunction
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NF-κ B	nuclear factor kappa-light chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3	nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich containing family, pyrin domain containing-3
RB	random break
RE	rapid expression
SB	spot break
TBU	tear breakup
TBUT	tear breakup time
TF	tear film
TFBU	tear film breakup
TFLL	tear film lipid layer
TGF	transforming growth factor
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
Treg	regulatory T cell
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor