AA	Arachidonic acid
ALA	α-linoleic acid
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
AV	Avascular
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BRB	Blood–retinal barrier
CNV	Choroidal neovascularization
COX-2	Cyclooxygenease-2
DHA	Docosahexaenoic acid
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPA	Eicosapentaenoic acid
Epo	Erythropoietin
FO	Fish oil
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GLUTs	Sodium-independent glucose transporters
HAR	Hyperglycemia-associated retinopathy
HIF-1	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factors-1
IL-6	Interleukin-6
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
JNK1	c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase 1
LA	Linoleic acid
MMP-2	Matrix metalloproteinase-2
MUFAs	Monounsaturated fatty acids
n-3	Omega 3
n-6	Omega 6
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
nNOS	Neuronal nitric oxide synthase
NO	Nitric oxide
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NV	Neovascular
ODC	Ornithine decarboxylase
OIR	Oxygen-induced retinopathy
OO	Olive oil
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PUFAs	Polyunsaturated fatty acids
ROP	Retinopathy of prematurity
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RPE	Retinal pigment epithelium
SO	Soybean oil
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
TUNEL	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor