combined abbreviations Flashcards
(208 cards)
1
Q
∆
A
Prism diopter
2
Q
30-2
A
Commonly used automated Humphrey visual fields
3
Q
a.c.
A
Before meals (ante cibum)
4
Q
A/C or AC
A
Anterior chamber
5
Q
AAG
A
Acute angle closure glaucoma
6
Q
AC
A
Anterior chamber
7
Q
ACC
A
Accommodative
8
Q
ACG
A
Angle closure glaucoma
9
Q
ACIOL
A
Anterior chamber IOL
10
Q
ACT
A
Alternate cover test
11
Q
AFGE
A
Air fluid gas exchange
12
Q
AL
A
Axial length
13
Q
ALK
A
Automated lamellar keratoplasty
14
Q
ALPC
A
Argon laser photocoagulation (often for diabetic macular edema)
15
Q
ALT
A
Argon laser trabeculoplasty (for glaucoma)
16
Q
AMD
A
Age-related macular degeneration
17
Q
APCT
A
Alternate prism + cover test
18
Q
APD
A
Afferent pupillary defect
19
Q
Appl
A
Applanation tension
20
Q
ARMD
A
Age related macular degeneration
21
Q
ASC
A
Ambulatory surgical center
22
Q
AT
A
Applanation tension
23
Q
ATR
A
Against-the-rule astigmatism
24
Q
b.i.d.
A
Twice a day (bis in die)
25
BCC
Basal cell cancer
26
BDR
Background diabetic retinopathy
27
BRVO
Branch retinal vein occlusion
28
C + S
Culture and sensitivity
29
c or cc
With refractive correction
30
C/D
Cup-to-disc ratio of the optic nerve
31
CA
Corneal abrasion
32
CACG
Chronic angle closure glaucoma
33
CF
Count fingers visual acuity
34
CL/HC
Contact lenses / hard
35
CME
Cystoid macular edema
36
CRAO
Central retinal artery occlusion
37
CRVO
Central retinal vein occlusion
38
CSR or CSCR
Central serous chorioretinopathy
39
CVF
Confrontation visual field
40
Cyl
Cylinder (in refraction)
41
D
Diopter
42
D + N
Distance and near
43
D&V
Ductions and versions
44
DCR
Dacryocystorhinostomy
45
DVD
Dissociated vertical deviation (a form of strabismus)
46
DVS
Ductions / versions / saccades
47
DWSCL
Daily wear contact lenses
48
ECCE c IOL
Extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation
49
EOG
Electrooculogram
50
EOM
Extraocular muscle
51
ERG
Electroretinogram RD Retinal detachment
52
ERM
Epi-retinal membrane
53
ET/E(T)/E/E’
Esotropia / intermittent esotropia / esophoria and esophoria at near
54
EUA
Exam under anesthesia
55
F + F
Fix and follow
56
f/u
Follow-up
57
FA
Fluorescein angiography
58
FB
Foreign body
59
FH
Family history
60
FTFC
Full to finger counting
61
FTG
Full-time glasses
62
FTP
Full-time patch
63
GP
Gas permeable
64
GPC
Giant papillary conjunctivitis
65
GVF
Goldmann visual field
66
H
Hyperphoria
67
H + P
History and physical
68
h.s.
At bedtime (hora somni)
69
h/o
History of
70
HA
Headache
71
HM
Hand motion vision
72
ICCE
Intracapsular cataract extraction
73
ICG
Indocyanine green angiography
74
IF 1%
Inflamase Forte 1%
75
IK
Interstitial keratitis
76
IO
Inferior oblique
77
IOL
Intraocular lens
78
IOP
Intraocular pressure
79
IR
Inferior rectus
80
J J1 J2
Jaeger notation/size of type for near vision
81
JODM
Juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
82
K
Keratometer reading (measures the curvature of the cornea) or abbreviation for cornea
83
K-reading
Measurement of corneal curvature with a keratometer
84
KCS
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
85
KP
Keratitic precipitate
86
L HoT/R HoT
Left Hypotropia / right hypotropia
87
LASIK
Laser in situ keratomileusis
88
LD
Lattice degeneration
89
LHT/RHT
Left hypertropia and right hypertropia
90
LL
Lower lid
91
LLL
Left lower lid
92
LLR
Left lateral rectus
93
LMR
Left medial rectus
94
LOC
Laxative of choice
95
LP/LPO
Light perception / light perception only
96
LP+P
Light perception and projection
97
LPI
Laser peripeheral iridectomy
98
LR
Lateral rectus
99
LT
Left
100
M
Manifest (non-cyclopleged) refraction
101
M&N
Mydriacyl & Neosynephrine mixture used for pupil dilation
102
MG
Myasthenia gravis
103
MI
Myocardial infarction; heart attack
104
MR
Manifest refraction
105
MS
Multiple sclerosis
106
N
Near
107
N + V
Nausea and vomiting
108
n.p.o.
Nothing by mouth (nil per Os)
109
NI
No improvement
110
NI
Normal
111
NKA
No known allergies
112
NKDA
No known drug allergies
113
NLD
Nasolacrimal duct
114
NLP
No light perception
115
NLP
No light perception
116
NML
Normal
117
NPDR
Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
118
NR
Non-reactive
119
NS
Nuclear sclerosis
120
NS or NSC
Nuclear sclerotic cataract
121
NVD
Neovascularization of the disc
122
NVE
Neovascularization of the retina elsewhere (outside the disc)
123
NVI
Neovascularization of iris
124
NVM
Neovascular membrane
125
OAG
Open angle glaucoma
126
OD/OS/OU
Right eye (oculus dexter) / left eye (occulus sinister) / both eyes
127
OHT
Ocular hypertension
128
p.c.
After meals
129
p.o.
By mouth
130
p.p.
After eating
131
p/o
Postoperatively
132
P1/P2/P4
Pilocarpine (with concentration)
133
PACT
Prism + alternate cover test
134
PAM
Potential acuity meter
135
PC
Posterior chamber or posterior capsule
136
PCIOL
Posterior chamber IOL
137
PD
Prism diopters
138
PDR
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
139
PE/PHACO
Phacoemulsification
140
PEE
Punctate epithelial erosions
141
PEG
Punctate epithelial granularity
142
PEK
Punctate epithelial keratitis or keratopathy
143
PERL
Pupils equal and reactive to light
144
PF/PA 1%
Pred Forte eye drops / prednisolone acetate
145
PH
Pinhole
146
ph
Pin hole
147
PI
Peripheral iridectomy/iridotomy
148
PI 1/8
Phospholine Iodine 1/8%
149
PKP or PK
Penetrating keratoplasty (cornea transplant)
150
pl
Plano lens
151
PMH
Past medical history
152
PMMA
Polymethylmethacrylate
153
POAG
Primary open angle glaucoma
154
POHS
Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
155
PPDR
Pre-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
156
PPL
Pars plana lensectomy
157
PPV
Pars plana vitrectomy
158
PRK
Photorefractive keratectomy
159
PRP
Pan-retinal photocoagulation
160
PSC
Posterior subcapsular cataract
161
PVD
Posterior vitreous detachment
162
q.a.m.
Every day before noon
163
q.d.
Every day
164
q.h.
Every hour
165
q.h.s.
At bedtime
166
q.i.d.
4 times a day
167
q.n.
Every night
168
q.o.d.
Every other day
169
q.p.m.
Every day after noon
170
R&R
Recess and resect
171
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
172
RAPD
Relative afferent papillary defect
173
RD
Retinal detachment
174
REF
Refraction
175
REM
Rapid eye movement
176
RET
Retinoscopy
177
RGP
Rigid gas permeable
178
RIO
Right inferior oblique
179
RIR
Right inferior rectus
180
RK
Radial keratotomy
181
RLL
Right lower lid
182
RLR
Right lateral rectus
183
RMR
Right medial rectus
184
ROP
Retinopathy of prematurity
185
ROS
Review of systems
186
RP
Retinitis pigmentosa
187
RPE
Retinal pigment epithelium
188
RSO
Right superior oblique
189
RSR
Right superior rectus
190
RT
Right eye
191
RTC
Return to clinic
192
RUL
Right upper eyelid
193
s or sc
Without refractive correction
194
SCL/EWSCL
Soft and extended wear
195
SLE or SLX
Slit lamp exam
196
SPK
Superficial punctate keratitis (Thygeson or keratopathy)
197
SR
Superior rectus
198
SRN/SRNVM
Subretinal neovascular membrane
199
T ½/ T 1/4
Timoptic (with concentrations)
200
Ta
Applanation tonometry
201
Va
Visual acuity
202
VF
Visual field
203
Vit
Vitreous
204
VTX
Vitrectomy
205
W4D
Worth 4-dot test (in strabismus)
206
X/X’
exophoria / exophoria at near
207
XT/X(T)
Exotropia / intermittent exotropia
208
YAG
Neodymium-yttrium aluminum garnet laser
