Ophthalmic Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AC
A
anterior chamber
2
Q
AMD
A
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
3
Q
APD
A
(Relative) Afferent Pupillary Defect
4
Q
ARx
A
Autorefraction
5
Q
ASC
A
Ambulatory Surgery Center
6
Q
BID
A
twice a day
7
Q
C/D
A
Cup to Disc Ratio
8
Q
cc
A
with refraction
9
Q
CF
A
counting fingers
10
Q
CL
A
contact lens
11
Q
CME
A
cystoid macular edema
12
Q
D
A
diopter
13
Q
DES
A
dry eye syndrome
14
Q
DFE
A
dilated fundus exam
15
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
16
Q
DME
A
diabetic macular edema
17
Q
f/u
A
follow-up
18
Q
FHx
A
family history
19
Q
gtt
A
drop
20
Q
GVF
A
Goldmann visual field
21
Q
h/o
A
history of (reserved for life events, traumas, systemic conditions NOT PROCEDURES)
22
Q
HM
A
hand motion
23
Q
HVF
A
Humphrey visual field
24
Q
Hx
A
history
25
IN
inferonasal
26
IOL
intraocular lens
27
IOP
intraocular pressure
28
IT
inferotemporal
29
IVA
intravitreal Avastin
30
IVE
intravitreal Eylea
31
LP
light perception
32
MRx
manifest refraction
33
NI
no improvement
34
NKDA
no known drug allergy
35
NS
nuclear sclerosis (cataract)
36
OCT
optical coherence tomography
37
OD
right eye
38
OR
operating room
39
OS
left eye
40
OU
both eyes
41
PCIOL
posterior chamber intraocular lens
42
PEE
punctate epithelial erosions
43
PEK
punctate epithelial keratopahty
44
PF
pred forte (Prednisolone acetate)
45
PFAT
preservative free artificial tears
46
PH
pin hole
47
PO
by mouth
48
POAG
primary open-angle glaucoma
49
POD
postoperative day
50
POM
postoperative month
51
POV
postoperative visit
52
POW
postoperative week
53
PSC
posterior subcapsular cataract
54
PVD
posterior vitreous detachment
55
q#hr
once every # hours
56
q#weeks
once every # weeks
57
QAM
once each morning
58
QD
once a day
59
qhs
at bedtime
60
QID
four times a day
61
QOD
every other day
62
r/b/a
risks/benefits/alternatives
63
RD
retinal detachment
64
ROS
review of systems
65
RTC
return to clinic
66
s/p
status post (used for procedures)
67
sc
without correction
68
SN
superonasal
69
SSRD
signs and symptoms of retinal detachment (counseling abbrev. for PVD, RD, HST)
70
ST
superotemporal
71
TID
three times a day
72
VA
visual acuity
