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Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

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A&P

A

Assessment and Plan
OR
Abdomen/Pelvis

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A&O x3

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Alert and Oriented - Normal

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AAG

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Acute angle closure glaucoma

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Abx

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Antibiotics

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AC

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Anterior chamber

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ACC

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accommodative

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ACIOL

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Anterior chamber IOL

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AK

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Astigmatic keratometry

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ARMD

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Age related macular degeneration

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ASC

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Ambulatory Surgery Center

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ATs

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Artificial Tears

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B.A.T.

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Brightness Acuity Test

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BDR

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Background Diabetic Retinopathy

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BID

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2x per day

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C/D

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Cup to disc ratio

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c/o

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complains of

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CA

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Cancer
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Corneal Abrasion

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CACG

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Chronic angle closure glaucoma

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Cat

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Cataracts

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Cc

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with glasses

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Conj

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Conjunctiva

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Cort

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Cortical cataract

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CSME

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Clinically Significant Macular Edema

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CTLs

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Contact lenses

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CVF

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Confrontation visual field

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D

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Diopter

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DDx

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Differential diagnosis

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DFE

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Dilated Fundus Examination

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DM

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Diabetes Mellitus

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DM w/o ret

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Diabetes without retinopathy

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DR

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Diabetic Retinopathy

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DSEK

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Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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Dz

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Disease

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ECCE

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Extracapsular cataract extraction

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EKC

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Epidemic Kerato Conjunctivitis

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EOM

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Extra Ocular Motility

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f/u

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follow up

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FB

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Foreign body

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FHx

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Family history

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Foll

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Follicles

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Gls

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Glasses

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GP

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Gas permeable

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Gtt

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drops

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H&P

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History & Physical

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h/o

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history of

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HA

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headache

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Heme

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hemorrhage

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HPI

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History of Present Illness

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HRT

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Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph

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HSK

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Herpes Simplex Keratitis

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HSV

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Herpes simplex virus

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HTN

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Hypertension

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HVF

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Humphrey visual field

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Hx

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History

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HZO

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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

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ICCE

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Intracapsular cataract extraction

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IOL

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Intraocular lens

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IOP

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Intraocular pressure

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IVFA

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Intravenous Fluorescein Angiography

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KP

A

Keratic Precipitates

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LASER

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Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

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LASIK

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Laser in situ keratomileusis

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LL

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Lower lid

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LLA

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Lids, lashes, Adnexa

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LLL

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Left lower lid

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LLR

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left lateral rectus

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LMR

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Left medial rectus

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LPI

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Laser peripheral iridotomy

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Lt

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Left

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MR

A

Manifest refraction

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MRx

A

Manifest refraction prescription

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NPO

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not by mouth

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N/V/D

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nausea/vomiting/diarrhea

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NAD

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No acute distress/disease

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NKA

A

no known allergies

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NKDA

A

no known drug allergies

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NPATs

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non-preservative artificial tears

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NR

A

non reactive

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Ns

A

Nuclear sclerosis cataract

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NSAID

A

Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs

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NVA

A

Neovascularization of the angle

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NVD

A

Neovascularization at disc

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NVE

A

Neovascularization elsewhere

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NVG

A

Neovascularization glaucoma

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NVI

A

Neovascularization of iris

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OAG

A

Open angle glaucoma

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OCT

A

Optical Coherence Tomography

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OD

A

Right eye

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OHT

A

Ocular hypertensive

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OS

A

Left eye

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OU

A

Both eyes

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p/o

A

post-operatively

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PAM

A

Potential Acuity Measure

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Pap

A

Papilla

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PAS

A

Peripheral anterior synechiae

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PC

A

Posterior capsule or posterior chamber

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PCIOL

A

Posterior chamber IOL

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PCO/PCF

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Posterior capsule opacity/fibrosis

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PCP

A

Primary Care Physician

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PDR

A

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

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PEE/PEK

A

Punctate epithelial erosion/keratopathy

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PERRL(A)

A

Pupils equal round and reactive to light and accommodation

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PF

A

Preservative free

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PFATs

A

Preservative free artificial tears

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Ph

A

Pinhole

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PI

A

Peripheral iridotomy

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PK

A

Penetrating keratoplasty

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Pl

A

Plano lens

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PMHx

A

Past medical history

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PO

A

by mouth

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POAG

A

Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

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PSC

A

Posterior subcapsular cataract

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PVD

A

Posterior vitreous detachment

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QID

A

4x daily

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RAPD

A

Relative afferent papillary defect

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RD

A

Retinal detachment

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RE

A

Refractive Error

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REF

A

Refraction

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RIO

A

Right inferior oblique

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RIR

A

Right Inferior rectus

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RK

A

Radial Keratotomy

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RLL

A

Right lower lid

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RLR

A

Right lateral rectus

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RMR

A

Right medial rectus

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RNFL

A

Retinal nerve fiber layer

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ROS

A

Review of symptoms

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RSO

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Right superior oblique

128
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RSR

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Right superior rectus

129
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Rt

A

Right

130
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RTC

A

return to clinic

131
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Rub

A

Rubeosis

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RUL

A

Right upper lid

133
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Rx

A

Prescription

134
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S/P

A

Status/Post

135
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SB/SBP

A

Scleral buckling procedure

136
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Sc

A

without glasses

137
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SCL

A

soft contact lens

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SLE

A

Slit lamp examination

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SO

A

Superior oblique

140
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SPH

A

Sphere

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SPK

A

Superficial Punctate Keratitis

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SR

A

Superior rectus

143
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Sx

A

symptoms

144
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TBT

A

Tear break up time

145
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TID

A

3x daily

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TM

A

Trabecular meshwork

147
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Tx

A

Treatment

148
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Ung

A

ointment

149
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VA

A

Visual acuity

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VF

A

Visual Field

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VH

A

vitreous humor

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Vit

A

vitreous

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X

A

exophoria at a distance

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XT

A

Exotropia at a distance

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YAG

A

Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser

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ac

A

before meals

157
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agit

A

stir/shake

158
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alt h

A

every other hour

159
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ATC

A

around the clock

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cst

A

continue with same treatment

161
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dispi

A

dispense

162
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e.m.p.

A

As directed

163
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g

A

gram

164
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hs

A

at bedtime

165
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inj

A

injection

166
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non rep

A

do no refill

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pc

A

after meals

168
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qd

A

everyday

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qh

A

every hour

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q4h

A

every 4 hours

171
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Sig

A

write on label

172
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Sol

A

solution

173
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susp

A

suspension

174
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tab

A

tablet

175
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cap

A

capsule

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Cat

A

Cataracts

177
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Nml

A

Normal

178
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RPE

A

Retinal pigment epithelium

179
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PPA

A

Peripapillary atrophy

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