| AAV | adeno-associated virus |
| ABCA4 | ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 4 transporter |
| AMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| ARMS2 | Age-Related Maculopathy Susceptibility 2 |
| BLamD | basal laminar deposits |
| BLinD | basal linear deposits |
| BM | Bruch’s membrane |
| BRB | blood retinal barrier |
| CC | Choriocapillaris |
| CeO2-NPs | cerium oxide nanoparticles |
| CFH | Complement factor H |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CNV | choroidal neovascularization |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EL | central elastic layer |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ERG | electroretinography |
| ffERG | full-field electroretinography |
| GWAS | genome-wide association studies |
| ICL | inner collagenous layer |
| IPL | inner plexiform layer |
| LAP | LC3-associated phagocytosis |
| LD | light damage |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| mfERG | multifocal electroretinography |
| NFL | nerve fiber layer |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 |
| OCL | outer collagenous layer |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| OPL | outer plexiform layer |
| PEDF | pigment-derived epithelial factor |
| POS | photoreceptors outer segments |
| RAP | retinal angiomatous proliferation |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RP | retinitis pigmentosa |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium |
| RPE65 | retinal pigment epithelial 65 enzyme |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| SOD | superoxide dismutases |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Vldlr | Very-low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| ZO | zonula occludens |