| AQP4 | aquaporin 4 |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CNV | choroidal neovascularization |
| ERG | electroretinogram |
| GCL | ganglion cell layer |
| IPL | inner plexiform layer |
| INL | inner nuclear layer |
| OPL | outer plexiform layer |
| ONL | outer nuclear layer |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PDGFR | platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PDGFRα KO | Müller cell-specific platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha knockout |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| wt | wildtype |