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Eye Dictionary: Abbreviations

 
A or Acc:          accommodation
AC:                   anterior chamber
AC/A:               accommodative convergence/accommodation ratio
ACIOL:             anterior chamber intraocular lens
ALT :                argon laser trabeculoplasty
APD:                afferent pupil defect
ARMD:              age-related macular degeneration
ASC:                anterior subcapsular cataract
BC:  ..               base curve
BD:  ..               base down (prism)
BI:  …               base in (prism)
BID:                  twice a day
BLP:                 bare light perception
BTL:                 blink to light
BO:  ..              base out (prism)
BRAO:              branch retinal artery occlusion
BRVO:              branch retinal vein occlusion
BU:                   base up (prism)
CACG:              chronic angle closure glaucoma
CE:                   cataract extraction
CF:                   confrontational fields or count fingers
CL:                   clear, contact lens
CLARE:            contact lens associated red eye
CRAO:              central retinal artery occlusion
CRVO:              central retinal vein occlusion
CS:                   conjunctiva and sclera
CSME:              clinically significant macular edema
CSR:                central serous retinopathy
D:                     diopter
DFE:                 dilated fundus exam
DLK:                 diffuse lamellar keratitis
DQ:                  deep and quite
DR:                   diabetic retinopathy
E:                     esophoria
E’:                    esophoria at near
EOG:                electro-oculogram
EOM:                extraocular movements
ERG:                electroretinogram
ERM:                epiretinal membrane
ET:                   esotropia
E(T):                 intermittent esotropia
EXT:                 extremities
FA:                   fluorescein angiography
FC:                   finger counting
FOL:                 follicles
F/U:                  followup
GL(S):              glaucoma suspect
HE:                   hard exudates
HM:                  hand movement
HSV:                herpes simplex virus
HST:                 horse shoe tear
HT:                   hypertropia
I:                       iris
IMHO:               in my humble opinion
IOL:                  intraocular lens
IOOA:               inferior oblique overaction
IOP:                  intraocular pressure
J1,J2:               Jaeger (near vision scale J1+=20/20)
K:                     cornea
KCN:                keratoconus
KPs:                 keratic precipitates
L:                     lens
LASIK:             laser in situ keratomileusis
LP:                   light perception
LPI:                  laser peripheral iridotomy
LL:                   lids and lacrimation
LLL:                 left lower lid
LUL:                 left upper lid
MA:                  microaneurysms
MP:                  membrane peel
NI:                    no improvement
NLP:                 no light perception
NPDR:              non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
NSC:                nuclear sclerotic cataract
NV:                   neovascularization
NVA:                neovascularization of the angle
NVD:                neovascularization of the disk
NVE:                neovascularization elsewhere
NVG:                neovascularization glaucoma
NVI:                  neovascularization of iris
NFL:                 nerve fiber layer
OD:                  oculus dexter (the right eye)
ONH:                optic nerve head
OS:                  oculus sinister (the left eye)
OU:                  oculus uterque (both eyes)
P:                     pupils
Pap:                 papillae
PAS:                peripheral anterior synechiae
PCIOL:             posterior chamber intraocular lens
PCO:                posterior capsular opacification
PD:                   pupillary distance
PDR:                proliferative diabetic retinopathy
PED:                pigment epithelial detachment
PED:                persistent epithelial defect
PEE:                punctate epithelial erosion
PEK:                punctate epithelial keratopathy
PERRLA:          pupils equally round and reactive to light and accommodation
PH:                   pinhole
PHNI:               pinhole no improvement
PHPV:              persistent hyperplastic primaryvitreous
PI:                    peripheral iridotomy
PK:                   Penetrating keratoplasty (corneal xpl)
POAG:              primary open angle glaucoma
PPV:                pars plana vitrectomy
PRP:                panretinal photocoagulation
PSC:                posterior subcapsular cataract
PTC:                 pseudotumor cerebri
PVD:                posterior vitreous detachment
PVR:                proliferative vitreoretinopathy
PXS/PXF:         pseudoexfoliation syndrome
QAM:                morning
QD:                  once a day
QHS:                nighttime or bedtime
QID:                 four times a day
RAPD:              relative afferent papillary defect
RD:                   retinal detachment
RLL:                 right lower lid
ROP:                retinopathy of prematurity
RP:                   retinitis pigmentosa
RPE:                retinal pigment epithelium
RUL:                 right upper lid
Rx:                   prescription
Sc:                   sans correction (no glasses)
SCH:                subconjunctival hemorrhage
SLE:                 slit-lamp exam
SLK:                 superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis
SOOA:              superior oblique overaction
SPK:                superficial punctate keratopathy
SRF:                 subretinal fluid
Sph:                 spherical lens
T:                     pressure
Tap:                 pressure (via applanation)
TID:                  three times a day
Tono:               pressure (via Tono-Pen)
V or Va:            vision or visual acuity
Vcc:                 vision (with correction)
VEP:                visual evoked potential
Vsc:                 vision (sans correction)
VH:                   vitreous hemorrhage
Vit:                   vitreous
VMT:                vitreo macular traction
W&Q:               white and quite
WNL:                within normal limits
XT:                   exotropia
X(T):                 intermittent exotropia
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