Common Ophthalmology Abbreviations Flashcards
OD
Right Eye
OS
Left Eye
OU
Both Eyes
LUL/RUL
Left/right upper eyelid
LLL/RLL
Left/right lower eyelid
VA
visual acuity
IOP
intra-ocular pressure
DFE
Dilated fundus exam
OCT
Optical Coherence Tomography
HVF
Humphrey Visual Field (24-2 or 10-2)
SLE
Slit lamp exam
AT / PFATs
artificial tears / preservative-free artificial tears
PF
pred forte/ prednisolone acetate
CL
contact lens
RGP
rigid gas permeable contact lens
IOL/PCIOL
intraocular lens / posterior chamber intraocular lens
QDAY or QD
once daily
QOD
once every other day
BID
2 times daily
TID
3 times daily
QID
4 times daily
Qhs
every night/at bedtime
PRN
as needed
Rx
prescription
MRx
manifest refraction
COE
Cycloplegic Ophthalmic Exam - Dilated Exam
RV
revisit
SEV
Strabismus Evaluation - non-dilated.
Manifest also indicates non-dilated
ET
Esotropia
XT
Exotropia
RHT
Right hypertropia
LHT
Left hypertropia
E
esophoria
X
exophoria
RH
right hyperphoria
LH
left hyperphoria
E(T)
intermittent esotropia
X(T)
intermittent exotropia
RH(T)
intermittent right hypertropia
LH(T)
intermittent left hypertropia
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at near fixation. Otherwise, at distance fixation
RHoT
Right hypotropia
LHoT
Left hypotropia
35D
distance for strabismus? what does this mean?