AMD	Age-related Macular Degeneration (wet and dry)
CNTF	Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
CTGF	Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Cx43	Gap junction protein Connexin 43
EGF	Epidermal Growth Factor
ESCs	Embryonic Stem Cells (mouse)
FGF	Fibroblast Growth Factor
GCL	Ganglion Cell Layer of Retina
GDNF	Glia-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
IGF	Insulin-like Growth Factor
INL	Inner Nuclear Layer of Retina
iPSCs	Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (human)
I/R	Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model
MPS	Micro-Physiological Systems (or organoids)
MSCs	Mesenchymal Stem Cells
NrF2	Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-related factor 2
NS	Nervous System (Central and Peripheral)
ONL	Outer Nuclear Layer of Retina
PDMS	Poly (dimethyl) siloxane
PCL	Polycaprolactone
PDGF	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
PEDF	Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor
PEM	Polyelectrolyte Multilayer
PLGA	Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PMMA	Poly (methyl-methacrylate)
SDF-1	Stromal-Derived Growth Factor
TGF-b	Transforming Growth Factor Beta
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WHO	World Health Organization