Chapter 17 - Abbreviations

Question 1

ALT

Answer 1

Argon laser trabeculoplasty

Question 2

AMD

Answer 2

Age-related macular degeneration

Question 3

HEENT

Answer 3

Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

Question 4

IOL

Answer 4

Intraocular lens

Question 5

IOP

Answer 5

Intraocular pressure

Question 6

LASIK

Answer 6

Laser in situ keratomileusis

Question 7

OD

Answer 7

Oculus dexter = right eye

Question 8

OS

Answer 8

Oculus Sinster = left eye

Question 9

OU

Answer 9

Oculus Uterque = both eyes

Question 10

PERRLA

Answer 10

Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation

Question 11

POAG

Answer 11

Primary open-angle glaucoma

Question 12

PRK

Answer 12

Photorefractive keratectomy - a laser beam flattens the top layer of the cornea to correct myopia

Question 13

SLT

Answer 13

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty

Question 14

VA

Answer 14

Visual Acuity

Question 15

VF

Answer 15

Visual Field

Question 16

AD

Answer 16

Auris Dextra = right ear

Question 17

AOM

Answer 17

Acute Otitis Media

Question 18

AS

Answer 18

Auris Sinistra = left ear

Question 19

EENT

Answer 19

Eyes, ears, nose, and throat

Question 20

ENG

Answer 20

Electronystagmography - a test of the balance mechanism of the inner ear by assessing eye movements

Question 21

ENT

Answer 21

Ears, nose, and throat

Question 22

ETD

Answer 22

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Question 23

HEENT

Answer 23

Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

Question 24

PE tube

Answer 24

Pressure-equalizing tube

Question 25

SOM

Answer 25

Serous otitis media