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