| RPGR | Retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator |
| RP | retinitis pigmentosa |
| COD | Cone dystrophy |
| CORD | Cone-rod dystrophy |
| GEF | Guanine exchange factor |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| TTLL5 | Tubulin tyrosine ligase like 5 |
| XLRP | X-linked retinitis pigmentosa |
| VF | Visual field |
| VA | Visual acuity |
| FAF | Fundus autofluorescence |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium |
| BCVA | Best corrected visual acuity |
| ERG | Electroretinography |
| BE | Both eyes |
| RE | Right eye |
| LE | Left eye |
| F | Female |
| M | Male |
| OCT | Optical coherent tomography |
| N/A | Not available |
| DA | Dark adapted |
| LA | Light adapted |
| PERG | Pattern ERG |
| mfERG | Multifocal ERG |
| ISe | Inner segment ellipsoid |
| ELM | External limiting membrane |
| ONL | Outer nuclear layer |
| BM | Bruch’s membrane |
| HM | Hand movement |
| LP | Light perception |
| LOVD | Leiden Open Variation Database |
| RCC1 | Regulator of chromosome condensation |
| USH2A | Usherin |
| BEST1 | Bestrophin 1 |
| ABCA4 | ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 4 |
| DRAM2 | DNA damage-regulated autophagy modulator protein 2 |
| RHO | Rhodopsin |
| RLD | RCC1-like domain |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RPGRIP1 | RPGR interacting protein 1 |
| CEP290 | Centrosomal protein 290 |
| NPHP5 | Nephrocystin 5 |
| NPHP6 | Nephrocystin 6 |