| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| ON | optic neuritis |
| MS-ON | multiple sclerosis patients with optic neuritis followed by good recovery of best corrected visual acuity |
| Ff-ERG | Full-field Electroretinogram |
| PhNR | Photopic Negative Response |
| Ff-PhNR | Full-field Photopic Negative Response |
| PERG | pattern electroretinogram |
| MfERG | multifocal electroretinogram |
| Mf-PhNR | multifocal Photopic Negative Response |
| RGCs | retinal ganglion cells |
| BCVA | best corrected visual acuity |
| RAD | response amplitude density |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| IRL | innermost retinal layers |
| ORL | outer retinal layers |
| SD | one standard deviation of the mean |
| N | number of eyes of each group |
| A | one-way analysis of variance |
| R | ring |
| ST | superior-temporal |
| SN | superior-nasal |
| IN | inferior-nasal |
| IT | inferior-temporal |
| S | superior |
| T | temporal |
| I | inferior |
| N | nasal |
| I-MV | IRL macular volume |
| I-MT | IRL macular thickness |
| ETDRS | Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study |