Abbreviation List for Opthalmology Flashcards
VA
visual activity
OD
right eye
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
CC
with correction
SC
without correction
CF
count fingers
HM
hand motion
LP
light perception
NLP
no light perception
PH
pinhole
Hx
history
RX
prescription
Dx
diagnosis
Pt
Patient
AC
anterior chamber
PC
posterior chamber
C/o
complains of
ext
external
EOM
extraocular muscle
SLE
slit lamp examination
C/D
cup to disc ratio
RTN
return
SCL
soft contact lens
HCL
hard contact lens
PGL
present glasses
PC
present contacts
SPH
sphere
CYL
cylinder
gtts
drops
T, TT
one, two
NI
no improvement
QD
every day
K
cornea (kerato) keratometry
SPK
superficial punctate keratitis
PKP
penetrating keratoplasty
KPE
kerato phacoemulsification
IOL
Intraocular Lens
ICCE
Intracapsular Cataract Extracap
ECCE
Extracapsular Cataract Extraca
PSC
posterior sub-capsular (catara)
NS
nuclear sclerotic (cataract)
YAG
yittrium-alluminum-garnet laser
COAG
chronic open angle glaucoma