a.c.
Beforemeals (ante cibum)
AAG
Acute angle closure glaucoma
AC
Anterior chamber
ACC
Accommodative
ACG
Angle closure glaucoma
ACIOL
Anterior chamber IOL
ACT
Alternate cover test
AFGE
Air fluid gas exchange
AL
Axial length
ALK
Automated lamellar keratoplasty
ALT
Argon laser trabeculoplasty
AMD
Age-related macular degeneration
APCT
Alternate prism + cover test
APD
Afferent pupillary defect
Appl
Applanation tension
ARMD
Age related macular degeneration
ASC
Ambulatory surgical center
AT
Applanation tension
ATR
Against-the-rule astigmatism
BDR
Background diabetic retinopathy
b.i.d.
Twice a day (bis in die)
C + S
Culture and sensitivity
C/D
Cup-to-disc ratio
CA
Corneal abrasion
CACG
Chronic angle closure glaucoma
D
Diopter
D + N
Distance and near
D&V
Ductions and versions
F + F
Fix and follow
f/u
Follow-up
FA
Fluorescein angiography
FB
Foreign body
FH
Family history
FTFC
Full to finger counting
FTG
Full-time glasses
FTP
Full-time patch
GP
Gas permeable
GPC
Giant papillary conjunctivitis
GVF
Goldmann visual field
H
Hyperphoria
H + P
History and physical
h.s.
At bedtime (hora somni)
h/o
History of
HA
Headache
ICCE
Intracapsular cataract extraction
ICG
Indocyanine green angiography
IOL
Intraocular lens
IOP
Intraocular pressure
J J1 J2
Jaeger notation/size of type for near vision
JODM
Juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
KCS
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
K-reading
Measurement of corneal curvature with a keratometer
LASIK
Laser in situ keratomileusis
LD
Lattice degeneration
LL
Lower lid
LLL
Left lower lid
LLR
Left lateral rectus
LMR
Left medial rectus
LP
Light perception
LP+P
Light perception and projection
LT
Left
MG
Myasthenia gravis
MI
Myocardial infarction; heart attack
MR
Manifest refraction
MS
Multiple sclerosis
N
Near
N + V
Nausea and vomiting
n.p.o.
Nothing by mouth (nil per Os)
NI
No improvement
NKA
No known allergies
NKDA
No known drug allergies
NI
Normal
NLD
Nasolacrimal duct
NLP
No light perception
NML
Normal
NPDR
Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
NR
Non-reactive
NS
Nuclear sclerosis
NVM
Neovascular membrane
OAG
Open angle glaucoma
OHT
Ocular hypertensive
OD
right eye (oculus dexter)
OS
Left eye (oculus sinister)
OU
Both eyes (oculus uterque)
p.c.
After meals
p.o.
By mouth
p.p.
After eating
PACT
Prism + alternate cover test
PAM
Potential acuity meter
PC
Posterior capsule
PCIOL
Posterior chamber IOL
PD
Prism diopter
PDR
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
ph
Pin hole
PI
Peripheral iridectomy/iridotomy
PK
Penetrating keratoplasty
pl
Plano lens
PMH
Past medical history
PMMA
Polymethylmethacrylate
p/o
Postoperatively
POAG
Primary open angle glaucoma
PPL
Pars plana lensectomy
PPV
Pars plana vitrectomy
PRK
Photorefractive keratectomy
PRP
Pan retinal photocoagulation
PSC
Posterior subcapsular cataract
q.a.m.
Every day before noon
q.d.
Every day
q.h.
Every hour
q.h.s.
At bedtime
q.i.d.
4 times a day
q.n.
Every night
q.o.d.
Every other day
q.p.m.
Every day after noon
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
RAPD
Relative afferent papillary defect
RD
Retinal detachment
REF
Refraction
REM
Rapid eye movement
RET
Retinoscopy
RGP
Rigid gas permeable
RIO
Right inferior oblique
RIR
Right inferior rectus
RK
Radial keratotomy
RLL
Right lower lid
RLR
Right lateral rectus
RMR
Right medial rectus
ROP
Retinopathy of prematurity
ROS
Review of systems
RP
Retinitis pigmentosa
R&R
Recess and resect
RSO
Right superior oblique
RSR
Right superior rectus
RT
Right eye
RTC
Return to clinic
RUL
Right upper eyelid
RX
Treatment – glasses, medicine, etc
RXT
Right exotropia
SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma
SCL
Soft contact lens
SO
Superior oblique
SOB
Short of breath
SCODI
Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging
SPH
Sphere
SPK
Superficial punctate keratitis
SR
Superior rectus
SRNV
Subretinal neovascular membrane
stat.
Immediately
Sub.q.
Subcutaneous (under the skin)
Sx
Symptoms
T
Tension
TA
Tension by applanation
TBT
Tear break-up time
TM
Trabecular meshwork
Trab
Trabeculectomy
TRD
Traction retinal detachment
Tx
Treatment
ung
Ointment
VA
Visual acuity
VF
Visual field
Vit
Vitreous
x
Exophoria at distance
XT
Exotropia at distance
YAG
Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser