| CB | Ciliary body |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| dpl | days post-lesion |
| GCL | Ganglion cell layer |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IPL | Inner plexiform layer |
| MC | Microglial cell |
| ON | Optic nerve |
| ONC | Optic nerve crush |
| ONL | Outer nuclear layer |
| OPL | Outer plexiform layer |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| RGC | Retinal ganglion cell |
| RNFL | Retinal nerve fiber layer |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TNF- α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |