| Adeno-associated virus | AAV2/5 |
| ATP-binding cassette transporter subfamily A4 | ABCA4 |
| All-trans retinoic acid | ATRA |
| Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein-like 1 | AIPL1 |
| Basic fibroblast growth factor | bFGF |
| Bone morphogenetic protein | BMP |
| 9-cis retinoic acid | 9CRA |
| CONE ARRESTIN | CAR |
| Cone-rod Homeobox | CRX |
| Current good manufacturing practices | cGMP |
| Embryoid body | EB |
| Embryonic stem cells | ESCs |
| Extracellular matrix | ECM |
| Extracellular vesicle | EV |
| Human neurodevelopmental diseases | NDDs |
| Human pluripotent stem cells | hPSCs |
| Human retinal progenitor cells | hRPCs |
| Human umbilical cord | hUC |
| Induced pluripotent stem cells | iPSCs |
| Inherited retinal diseases | IRDs |
| Insulin-like growth factor | IGF 1 |
| Intraocular pressure | IOP |
| a Wnt signaling inhibitor | IWR1 |
| Leber congenital amaurosis | LCA |
| Macular telangiectasia type 2 | MacTel |
| Mesenchymal stem cells | MSCs |
| Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor | MITF |
| Multivesicular body | MVB |
| Neurodevelopmental diseases | NDDs |
| Neural retina | NR |
| Neural retina progenitors | NRPCs |
| Outer nuclear layer | ONL |
| Optic nerve head | ONH |
| Optic vesicles | OVs |
| Optical vesicle-containing brain organoids | OVB-organoids |
| Optineurin | OPTN |
| Photoreceptor- induction medium | PIM |
| pre-mRNA processing factors | PRPFs |
| RECOVERIN | RCVRN |
| Retinal ganglion cells | RGC |
| Retinal nerve fiber layer | RNFL |
| Retinal organoids | ROs |
| Retinal pigment epithelium | RPE |
| Retinitis Pigmentosa | RP |
| Retinoblastoma | RB |
| Retinoic acid receptors | RARs |
| Retinoid X receptors | RXRs |
| Single cell RNA sequencing | scRNASeq |
| Sonic Hedgehog | SHH |
| Starburst amacrine cells | SACs |
| Stargardt’s disease | STGD1 |
| Three-dimensional | 3D |
| Transforming growth factor | TGF |
| Triiodothyronine | T3 |
| Visual System Homeobox 2 | VSX2 |
| X-linked juvenile retinoschisis | XLRS |
| X-linked RP | XLRP |