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1
Q

a.c.

A

Beforemeals (ante cibum)

2
Q

AAG

A

Acute angle closure glaucoma

3
Q

AC

A

Anterior chamber

4
Q

ACC

A

Accommodative

5
Q

ACG

A

Angle closure glaucoma

6
Q

ACIOL

A

Anterior chamber IOL

7
Q

ACT

A

Alternate cover test

8
Q

AFGE

A

Air fluid gas exchange

9
Q

AL

A

Axial length

10
Q

ALK

A

Automated lamellar keratoplasty

11
Q

ALT

A

Argon laser trabeculoplasty

12
Q

AMD

A

Age-related macular degeneration

13
Q

APCT

A

Alternate prism + cover test

14
Q

APD

A

Afferent pupillary defect

15
Q

Appl

A

Applanation tension

16
Q

ARMD

A

Age related macular degeneration

17
Q

ASC

A

Ambulatory surgical center

18
Q

AT

A

Applanation tension

19
Q

ATR

A

Against-the-rule astigmatism

20
Q

BDR

A

Background diabetic retinopathy

21
Q

b.i.d.

A

Twice a day (bis in die)

22
Q

C + S

A

Culture and sensitivity

23
Q

C/D

A

Cup-to-disc ratio

24
Q

CA

A

Corneal abrasion

25
Q

CACG

A

Chronic angle closure glaucoma

26
Q

D

A

Diopter

27
Q

D + N

A

Distance and near

28
Q

D&V

A

Ductions and versions

29
Q

F + F

A

Fix and follow

30
Q

f/u

A

Follow-up

31
Q

FA

A

Fluorescein angiography

32
Q

FB

A

Foreign body

33
Q

FH

A

Family history

34
Q

FTFC

A

Full to finger counting

35
Q

FTG

A

Full-time glasses

36
Q

FTP

A

Full-time patch

37
Q

GP

A

Gas permeable

38
Q

GPC

A

Giant papillary conjunctivitis

39
Q

GVF

A

Goldmann visual field

40
Q

H

A

Hyperphoria

41
Q

H + P

A

History and physical

42
Q

h.s.

A

At bedtime (hora somni)

43
Q

h/o

A

History of

44
Q

HA

A

Headache

45
Q

ICCE

A

Intracapsular cataract extraction

46
Q

ICG

A

Indocyanine green angiography

47
Q

IOL

A

Intraocular lens

48
Q

IOP

A

Intraocular pressure

49
Q

J J1 J2

A

Jaeger notation/size of type for near vision

50
Q

JODM

A

Juvenile onset diabetes mellitus

51
Q

KCS

A

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

52
Q

K-reading

A

Measurement of corneal curvature with a keratometer

53
Q

LASIK

A

Laser in situ keratomileusis

54
Q

LD

A

Lattice degeneration

55
Q

LL

A

Lower lid

56
Q

LLL

A

Left lower lid

57
Q

LLR

A

Left lateral rectus

58
Q

LMR

A

Left medial rectus

59
Q

LP

A

Light perception

60
Q

LP+P

A

Light perception and projection

61
Q

LT

A

Left

62
Q

MG

A

Myasthenia gravis

63
Q

MI

A

Myocardial infarction; heart attack

64
Q

MR

A

Manifest refraction

65
Q

MS

A

Multiple sclerosis

66
Q

N

A

Near

67
Q

N + V

A

Nausea and vomiting

68
Q

n.p.o.

A

Nothing by mouth (nil per Os)

69
Q

NI

A

No improvement

70
Q

NKA

A

No known allergies

71
Q

NKDA

A

No known drug allergies

72
Q

NI

A

Normal

73
Q

NLD

A

Nasolacrimal duct

74
Q

NLP

A

No light perception

75
Q

NML

A

Normal

76
Q

NPDR

A

Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy

77
Q

NR

A

Non-reactive

78
Q

NS

A

Nuclear sclerosis

79
Q

NVM

A

Neovascular membrane

80
Q

OAG

A

Open angle glaucoma

81
Q

OHT

A

Ocular hypertensive

82
Q

OD

A

right eye (oculus dexter)

83
Q

OS

A

Left eye (oculus sinister)

84
Q

OU

A

Both eyes (oculus uterque)

85
Q

p.c.

A

After meals

86
Q

p.o.

A

By mouth

87
Q

p.p.

A

After eating

88
Q

PACT

A

Prism + alternate cover test

89
Q

PAM

A

Potential acuity meter

90
Q

PC

A

Posterior capsule

91
Q

PCIOL

A

Posterior chamber IOL

92
Q

PD

A

Prism diopter

93
Q

PDR

A

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

94
Q

ph

A

Pin hole

95
Q

PI

A

Peripheral iridectomy/iridotomy

96
Q

PK

A

Penetrating keratoplasty

97
Q

pl

A

Plano lens

98
Q

PMH

A

Past medical history

99
Q

PMMA

A

Polymethylmethacrylate

100
Q

p/o

A

Postoperatively

101
Q

POAG

A

Primary open angle glaucoma

102
Q

PPL

A

Pars plana lensectomy

103
Q

PPV

A

Pars plana vitrectomy

104
Q

PRK

A

Photorefractive keratectomy

105
Q

PRP

A

Pan retinal photocoagulation

106
Q

PSC

A

Posterior subcapsular cataract

107
Q

q.a.m.

A

Every day before noon

108
Q

q.d.

A

Every day

109
Q

q.h.

A

Every hour

110
Q

q.h.s.

A

At bedtime

111
Q

q.i.d.

A

4 times a day

112
Q

q.n.

A

Every night

113
Q

q.o.d.

A

Every other day

114
Q

q.p.m.

A

Every day after noon

115
Q

RA

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

116
Q

RAPD

A

Relative afferent papillary defect

117
Q

RD

A

Retinal detachment

118
Q

REF

A

Refraction

119
Q

REM

A

Rapid eye movement

120
Q

RET

A

Retinoscopy

121
Q

RGP

A

Rigid gas permeable

122
Q

RIO

A

Right inferior oblique

123
Q

RIR

A

Right inferior rectus

124
Q

RK

A

Radial keratotomy

125
Q

RLL

A

Right lower lid

126
Q

RLR

A

Right lateral rectus

127
Q

RMR

A

Right medial rectus

128
Q

ROP

A

Retinopathy of prematurity

129
Q

ROS

A

Review of systems

130
Q

RP

A

Retinitis pigmentosa

131
Q

R&R

A

Recess and resect

132
Q

RSO

A

Right superior oblique

133
Q

RSR

A

Right superior rectus

134
Q

RT

A

Right eye

135
Q

RTC

A

Return to clinic

136
Q

RUL

A

Right upper eyelid

137
Q

RX

A

Treatment – glasses, medicine, etc

138
Q

RXT

A

Right exotropia

139
Q

SCC

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

140
Q

SCL

A

Soft contact lens

141
Q

SO

A

Superior oblique

142
Q

SOB

A

Short of breath

143
Q

SCODI

A

Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

144
Q

SPH

A

Sphere

145
Q

SPK

A

Superficial punctate keratitis

146
Q

SR

A

Superior rectus

147
Q

SRNV

A

Subretinal neovascular membrane

148
Q

stat.

A

Immediately

149
Q

Sub.q.

A

Subcutaneous (under the skin)

150
Q

Sx

A

Symptoms

151
Q

T

A

Tension

152
Q

TA

A

Tension by applanation

153
Q

TBT

A

Tear break-up time

154
Q

TM

A

Trabecular meshwork

155
Q

Trab

A

Trabeculectomy

156
Q

TRD

A

Traction retinal detachment

157
Q

Tx

A

Treatment

158
Q

ung

A

Ointment

159
Q

VA

A

Visual acuity

160
Q

VF

A

Visual field

161
Q

Vit

A

Vitreous

162
Q

x

A

Exophoria at distance

163
Q

XT

A

Exotropia at distance

164
Q

YAG

A

Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser