Ocular and Aural Abbreviations and Terms

Question 1

OS

Answer 1

left eye

Question 2

OD

Answer 2

right eye

Question 3

OU

Answer 3

both eyes

Question 4

TER

Answer 4

tonic eye reflexes

Question 5

FDT

Answer 5

fluorescein dye test

Question 6

STT

Answer 6

schirmer tear test

Question 7

IOP

Answer 7

intraocular pressure

Question 8

PLR

Answer 8

pupillary light reflex

Question 9

SARDS

Answer 9

sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome

Question 10

nystagmus

Answer 10

eyeball twitching/shaking

Question 11

strabismus

Answer 11

crossed eyes
esotropia: eyes pointed in
exotropia: eyes pointed out

Question 12

blepharospasm

Answer 12

rapid/abnormal squinting

Question 13

chemosis

Answer 13

swelling of conjunctiva

Question 14

epiphora

Answer 14

excessive tearing

Question 15

photophobia

Answer 15

light sensitivity

Question 16

ptosis

Answer 16

eyelid drooping

Question 17

entropian

Answer 17

eyelid rolls in

Question 18

ectropian

Answer 18

eyelid rolls out

Question 19

keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)

Answer 19

dry eye, decreased tear production

Question 20

glaucoma

Answer 20

increased IOP

Question 21

uveitis

Answer 21

decreased IOP, inflammation of uvea (middle eye)

Question 22

anisocoria

Answer 22

unequal pupil sizes

Question 23

myosis, miotic

Answer 23

constricted pupil

Question 24

mydriasis, mydriatic

Answer 24

dilated pupil

Question 25

conjunctivitis

Answer 25

inflammation of conjunctiva

Question 26

cataracts

Answer 26

proteins clump together and make lens cloudy and can’t see through

Question 27

nuclear sclerosis

Answer 27

thickening of fibers in eye, similar to cataracts but can see past opaqueness

Question 28

exophthalmos

Answer 28

eye bulging

Question 29

enophthalmos

Answer 29

eye shrinks back into orbit

Question 30

proptosis

Answer 30

eye pops out of socket

Question 31

neovascularization

Answer 31

eye makes extra blood vessels to heal a part of the eye

Question 32

AU

Answer 32

both ears

Question 33

AS

Answer 33

left ear

Question 34

AD

Answer 34

right ear

Question 35

pinna

Answer 35

ear flap

Question 36

tympanic membrane

Answer 36

ear drum, normally looks opaque and is oval shaped

Question 37

plucking

Answer 37

taking out excessive hair in ventral ear canal

Question 38

otitis

Answer 38

inflammation of ear

Question 39

otodectes cynotis

Answer 39

ear mites

Question 40

malassezia sp.

Answer 40

yeast infection

Question 41

aural hematoma

Answer 41

pillow forms in ear from serum accumulation

Question 42

aural polyp

Answer 42

benign tumor that starts under jaw and grows into the ear and through the tympanic membrane

Question 43

CTA

Answer 43

computerized tomography angiography