Common Ophthalmology Abbreviations Flashcards
(111 cards)
1
Q
OD
A
Right Eye
2
Q
OS
A
Left Eye
3
Q
OU
A
Both Eyes
4
Q
LUL/RUL
A
Left/right upper eyelid
5
Q
LLL/RLL
A
Left/right lower eyelid
6
Q
VA
A
visual acuity
7
Q
IOP
A
intra-ocular pressure
8
Q
DFE
A
Dilated fundus exam
9
Q
OCT
A
Optical Coherence Tomography
10
Q
HVF
A
Humphrey Visual Field (24-2 or 10-2)
11
Q
SLE
A
Slit lamp exam
12
Q
AT / PFATs
A
artificial tears / preservative-free artificial tears
13
Q
PF
A
pred forte/ prednisolone acetate
14
Q
CL
A
contact lens
15
Q
RGP
A
rigid gas permeable contact lens
16
Q
IOL/PCIOL
A
intraocular lens / posterior chamber intraocular lens
17
Q
QDAY or QD
A
once daily
18
Q
QOD
A
once every other day
19
Q
BID
A
2 times daily
20
Q
TID
A
3 times daily
21
Q
QID
A
4 times daily
22
Q
Qhs
A
every night/at bedtime
23
Q
PRN
A
as needed
24
Q
Rx
A
prescription
25
MRx
manifest refraction
26
COE
Cycloplegic Ophthalmic Exam - Dilated Exam
27
RV
revisit
28
SEV
Strabismus Evaluation - non-dilated.
Manifest also indicates non-dilated
29
ET
Esotropia
30
XT
Exotropia
31
RHT
Right hypertropia
32
LHT
Left hypertropia
33
E
esophoria
34
X
exophoria
35
RH
right hyperphoria
36
LH
left hyperphoria
37
E(T)
intermittent esotropia
38
X(T)
intermittent exotropia
39
RH(T)
intermittent right hypertropia
40
LH(T)
intermittent left hypertropia
41
'
at near fixation. Otherwise, at distance fixation
42
RHoT
Right hypotropia
43
LHoT
Left hypotropia
44
35D
distance for strabismus? what does this mean?
45
SVL
single vision lenses?
46
QHS
every evening
47
QAM
every morning
48
Q1H
once every hour
49
Q2H
once every two hours
50
D/C
discontinue
51
UNG
ointment
52
DAW
dispense as written
53
NKDA
no known drug allergies
54
Dva
distance vision
55
Nva
near vision
56
CC
with correction
57
SC
without correction
58
BCVA
best corrected visual acuity
59
CF
counts fingers
60
HM
hand movement
61
LP
light perception
62
NLP
no light perception
63
NI
no improvement
64
PH
pinhole
65
Mrx or MR
manifest refraction
66
CL
contact lens
67
F&F
fixates and follows
68
RAPD
relative afferent pupillary defect
69
APD
afferent pupillary defect
70
Conj
conjunctiva
71
Epi
epithelial
72
FB(S)
Foreign body (sensation)
73
CVF
confrontation visual fields
74
EOM
extraocular movements
75
TA
tonometry by applanation
76
A/C
anterior chamber
77
AION
anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
78
AMD
age-related macular degeneration
79
BCC/BCCA
basal cell carcinoma
80
SCC/SCCA
squamous cell carcinoma
81
BCL
bandage contact lens
82
BS
blood sugar
83
C/D
cup to disc ratio
84
CME
cystoid macular edema
85
COAG
chronic open angle glaucoma
86
ERM
epiretinal membrane
87
NS
nuclear sclerotic cataract
88
PSC
posterior subcapsular cataract
89
PI
periphery iridotomy
90
PVD
posterior vitreous detachment
91
SPK
superficial punctate keratitis
92
KP
keratic precipitates
93
CVA
cardiovascular injury (stroke)
94
PCO
posterior capsular opacity
95
BCVA
best correct VA
96
PXE
pseudoexfoliation
97
ACIOL
anterior chamber intraocular lens
98
MGD
meibomian gland dysfunction
99
NV
neovascularization
100
CWS
cotton wool spots
101
NVI
neovascularization of iris - usually with diabetes
102
WCs
warm compresses
103
GPC
giant papillary conjunctivitis
104
R/R
Recess and resect - for strabismus surgery normally referring to lateral and medial re the
105
ROP
Retinopathy of Prematurity
106
BMR
bimedial resection - for cross eye surgery
107
OC
Office consult
108
PCV
Point of convergence
109
NLDO
Nasal Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
110
EUA
Examination under anesthesia
111
PRC
Procedure Readiness Center
