F. lycii	Fructus lycii
L	Lycium
Z	Zeaxanthin
AMD	Age-related macular degeneration
DR	Diabetic retinopathy
RP	Retinitis pigmentosa
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RPE	Retinal pigment epithelium
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
NRF2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
TrxR1	Thioredoxin reductase
PARP	Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase
ERG	Electroretinography
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
PEDF	Pigment epithelium-derived growth factor
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
BRB	Blood-retinal-barrier
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
ROCK	Rho A associated protein kinase
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
TFAM	Transcription factor A, mitochondria
SR-B1	Scavenger receptor class B type 1
GSTP1	Glutathione S-transferase pi 1
BCO2	β-carotene 9′,10′-oxygenase 2
PCG-1	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1
NRF-1	Nuclear respirator factor 1
HIF	Hypoxia inducible factor
HSP	Heat shock protein
FOX03	Forkhead O transcription factor 3
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
cGMP	Cyclic guanosine monophosphate