Abbreviation List for Opthalmology Flashcards
(112 cards)
1
Q
VA
A
visual activity
2
Q
OD
A
right eye
3
Q
OS
A
left eye
4
Q
OU
A
both eyes
5
Q
CC
A
with correction
6
Q
SC
A
without correction
7
Q
CF
A
count fingers
8
Q
HM
A
hand motion
9
Q
LP
A
light perception
10
Q
NLP
A
no light perception
11
Q
PH
A
pinhole
12
Q
Hx
A
history
13
Q
RX
A
prescription
14
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
15
Q
Pt
A
Patient
16
Q
AC
A
anterior chamber
17
Q
PC
A
posterior chamber
18
Q
C/o
A
complains of
19
Q
ext
A
external
20
Q
EOM
A
extraocular muscle
21
Q
SLE
A
slit lamp examination
22
Q
C/D
A
cup to disc ratio
23
Q
RTN
A
return
24
Q
SCL
A
soft contact lens
25
HCL
hard contact lens
26
PGL
present glasses
27
PC
present contacts
28
SPH
sphere
29
CYL
cylinder
30
gtts
drops
31
T, TT
one, two
32
NI
no improvement
33
QD
every day
34
K
cornea (kerato) keratometry
35
SPK
superficial punctate keratitis
36
PKP
penetrating keratoplasty
37
KPE
kerato phacoemulsification
38
IOL
Intraocular Lens
39
ICCE
Intracapsular Cataract Extracap
40
ECCE
Extracapsular Cataract Extraca
41
PSC
posterior sub-capsular (catara)
42
NS
nuclear sclerotic (cataract)
43
YAG
yittrium-alluminum-garnet laser
44
COAG
chronic open angle glaucoma
45
POAG
primary open angle glaucoma
46
TRAB
trabeculectomy (ALT)
47
PI
peripheral iridectomy or iridoto
48
ROP
retinopathy of prematurity
49
CME
cystoid macular edema
50
RD
retinal detachment
51
SMD
senile macular degeneration
52
PDR
proliferative diabetic retinopath
53
PRP
panretinal photocoagulation
54
ASAP
as soon as possible
55
2* cat
secondary cataract
56
d/c
discontinue
57
dil
dilate
58
FB
foreign body
59
h/a
headache
60
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mel
61
IOP
intraocular pressure
62
IVF
intravenous fluorescein angiogram
63
LUL
left upper lid
64
LLL
left lower lid
65
M
manifest
66
MR
manifest refraction
67
ref
refract
68
QH
every hour
69
Q2H
every two hours, etc.
70
QAM
every morning
71
h.s.
bedtime
72
qhs
every night
73
QOD
every other day
74
bid
2x's daily
75
tid
3x's daily
76
QID
4x's daily
77
PF
pred forte
78
PCN
penicillin
79
ASA
asprin
80
IF
inflammase forte
81
@
atropine
82
p.o.
by mouth
83
n.p.o
nothing by mouth
84
nka
no known allergies
85
x
except
86
BP
blood pressure
87
bx
biopsy
88
sx
symptoms
89
BDR
background diabetic retinopathy
90
BMRR
bimedical rectus recession
91
RK
radical keratomy
92
N&M
neo and mydriacyl
93
N&V
nausea and vomiting
94
NLD
nasolacrimal duct
95
OCC
occasional
96
pp
pressure patch
97
prn
as needed
98
RUL
right upper lid
99
RLL
right lower lid
100
asx
asymptomatic
101
TA
tonometry by application
102
VF
visual field
103
Po
Post operative
104
"H"
hemmorrhage
105
SCH
subconjunctival hemmorhage
106
f/u
follow up
107
s/p
status reports
108
PAM
potential activity meter
109
CFB
commision for the blind
110
ARMD
age-related mascular degeneration
111
T1/2XE
timoptic 0.5 gel forming
112
LASIK
laser in situ karatome ilusis
