AMD	Age-related macular degeneration
ARVO	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
BAK	Benzalkonium chloride
BME	Basal medium eagle
BW	Body weight
CCM	Complete culture medium
CNV	Choroidal neovascularization
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
DR	Diabetic retinopathy
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
GLP	Good laboratory practice
IGF1	Insulin like growth factor 1
IGF1R	Insulin like growth factor 1 receptor
iNos	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IOP	Intraocular pressure
IR	Ischemia-reperfusion
l-glu	l-glutamine
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethilthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-dipheniltetrazolium bromide
NaMESys	Nanostructured microemulsions system
NaMESys-SOR	Nanostructured microemulsions system carrying 0.3% sorafenib tosylate
NFκB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NZW	New zealand white
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-b
RVO	Retinal vein occlusion
S.T.R.E.	Short time repeated exposure
SIRC	Statens seruminstitut rabbit cornea
STZ	Streptozotocin
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR1	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1
VEGFR2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
WB	Western blot