Abbreviations for UMSL Flashcards
AACG
Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
AC
Anterior chamber
ACC
Accommodative
ACG
Angle closure glaucoma
AC IOL
Anterior chamber intraocular lens
AL
Axial Length
ALK
Automated lamellar keratoplasty
ALT
Argon laser trabeculoplasty
AMD/ARMD
Age related macular degeneration
APD
Afferent pupillary defect (+ or _)
Appl
Applanation
AT
Applanation tension
ATR
Against-the-rule
BDR
Background diabetic retinopathy
b.i.d.
Twice a day
CA
Corneal abrasion
CACG
Chronic angle closure glaucoma
C&S
Culture and sensitivity
C/D or CDR
Cup-to-disc ratio
D
Diopter
D&N
Distance and near
D&V
Dictions and versions
F&F
Fix and follow
FB
Foreign body
FHx
Family history
FTFC
Full to finger count
FTG
Full-time glasses
FTP
Full-time patch
F/u or f/u
Follow up
GP
Gas permeable
GPC
Giant papillary conjunctivits
GVF
Goldman Visual Field
H
Hyperopia
H&P
History and physical
HA
Headache
H/O or h/o
History of
H&P
History and physical
HS or h.s.
Hour of sleep (at bedtime)
ICCE
Intracapsular cataract extraction
ICG
Indocyanine green angiography
IOL
Intraocular lens
IOP
Intraocular pressure
J or J1 or J2
Jaeger notation/size of type for near vision
KCS
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
K-reading
Measurement of corneal curvature with a keratometer
LASIK
Laser in site keratomileusis
LD
Lattice degeneration
LL
Lower lid
LLL
Left lower lid
LLR
Left lateral rectus
LMR
Left medial rectus
LP
Light perception
MR
Manifest refraction (subjective)
MG
Myasthenia gravis
MI
Myocardial infarction
MS
Multiple sclerosis