Ophthalmic Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a.c
A
Before meals ante cibum
2
Q
AAG
A
Acute Angle closure glaucoma
3
Q
ABN
A
Advanced Beneficiary Notice
4
Q
AC
A
Anterior Chamber
5
Q
ACC
A
Accommodative
6
Q
ACG
A
Angle closure glaucoma
7
Q
ACIOL
A
Anterior Chamber IOL
8
Q
ACT
A
Alternate cover test
9
Q
AGFE
A
Air fluid gas exchange
10
Q
AL
A
Axial length
11
Q
ALK
A
Automated lamellar keratoplasty
12
Q
ALT
A
Argon laser trabeculoplasty
13
Q
AMD/ARMD
A
Age-related macular degeneration
14
Q
APCT
A
Alternate prism + cover test
15
Q
APD
A
Afferent pupillary defect
16
Q
Appl
A
Applanation tension
17
Q
ASC
A
Ambulatory surgical center
18
Q
AT
A
Applanation tension
19
Q
ATR
A
Against-the-rule astigmatism
20
Q
BAT
A
Brightness Acuity Test
21
Q
BCC
A
Basal Cell Carcinoma
22
Q
BCVA
A
Best Corrected Visual Acuity
23
Q
BDR
A
Background diabetic retinopathy
24
Q
b.i.d
A
twice a day
25
BIO
Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
26
BRAO
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
27
BRVO
Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
28
BSC, BSCL
Bandage Soft Contact Lens
29
C + S
Culture and sensitivity
30
C/D
Cup-to-disc ratio
31
CA
Corneal abrasion
32
CACG
Chronic angle closure glaucoma
33
CAIRS
Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments
34
cC
with correction
35
CC
Chief Complaint
36
CE/IOL
Cataract Extraction with Intraocular Lens Implant
37
CF
Count Fingers
38
CL
Contact Lens
39
C/O
Complains of
40
COAG
Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma
41
CRVO
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
42
CS
Cortical Spokes
43
CVF
Confrontational Visual Field
44
D
Diopter
45
D+N
Distance and near
46
D & V
Ductions and versions
47
DALK
Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
48
*D/C
Discontinue
49
DCR
Dacryocystorhinostomy
50
DD
Disc Diameter
51
DES
Dry Eye Syndrome
52
DLEK
Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty
53
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
54
DME
Diabetic Macular Edema
55
DOB
Date of birth
56
DOS
Date of Service
57
DR
Diabetic Retinopathy
58
DSAEK
Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
59
DSEK
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
60
DVA
Distance Visual Acuity
61
DWEK
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
62
DX
Diagnosis
63
DZ
Disease
64
EBMD
Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy
65
EBV
Epstein-Barr Virus
66
ECC
Endothelial Cell Count
67
ECCE
Extracapsular Cataract Extraction
68
ECG
Electrocardiogram
69
ECP
Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation
70
ED
Emergency Department
71
EKC
Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis
72
EKG
Electrocardiogram
73
EL
Endolaser
74
ELM
External Limiting Membrane
75
EMD
Exudative Macular Degeneration
76
EOM
Extraocular Muscles
77
ERM
Epiretinal Membrane
78
ESRD
End Stage Renal Disease
79
ET
Esotropia
80
E(T)
Intermittent Esotropia
81
EUA
Exam Under Anesthesia
82
F + F
Fix and follow
83
f/u
follow-up
84
FA
Fluorescein angiography
85
FB
Foreign body
86
FH
Family history
87
FLR
Foveal Light Reflex
88
FOB
Frequency of Blinking
89
FP
Fundus Photos
90
FTFC
Full to finger counting
91
FTG
Full-time patch
92
Fx
Fracture
93
GCA
Giant Cell Arteritis
94
GCL
Ganglion Cell Layer
95
GFE
Gas-fluid Exchange
96
GO
Graves' Orbitopathy
97
GP
Gas permeable
98
GPC
Giant papillary conjunctivities
99
GVF
Goldmann visual field
100
H
Hyperphoria
101
H+P
History and physical
102
*h.s.
At bedtime hora somni
103
h/o
history of
104
HA
Headache
105
HBP
High blood pressure
106
HCL
Hard Contact Lens
107
HM
Hand motions
108
HS
Herpes Simplex
109
HVF
Humphrey Visual Field
110
HZ
Herpes Zoster
111
HZO
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
112
ICCE
Intracapsular cataract extraction
113
ICE
Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome
114
ICG
Indocyanine green angiography
115
ICL
Indocyanine green angiography
116
ICR
Intrastromal Corneal Ring
117
IK
Interstitial Keratitis
118
ILM
Internal Limiting Membrane
119
IO
Inferior Oblique
120
ION
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
121
IOL
Intraocular lens
122
IOP
Intraocular pressure
123
IRMA
Intraretinal Microvascular Abnormality
124
IV
Intravenous
125
J J1 J2
Jaeger notation/size of type for near vision
126
JOAG
Juvenile Onset Open-angle Glaucoma
127
JODM
Juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
128
JRA
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
129
KC
Keratoconus
130
KCS
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
131
K-reading
Measurement of corneal curvature with a keratometer
132
LASIK
Laser in situ keratomileusis
133
LD
Lattice Degeneration
134
LF
Levator Function
135
LI
Laser Iridotomy
136
LK
Left Keratotomy
137
LL
Lower lid
138
LLL
Left lower lid
139
LLR
Left lateral rectus
140
LMR
Left medial rectus
141
LP
Light perception
142
LP + P
Light perception and projection
143
LPI
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
144
LT
Left
145
LUL
Left Upper Lid
146
MG
Myasthenia gravis
147
MGD
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
148
MH
Macular Hole
149
MI
Myocardial infarction; heart attack
150
MMC
Mitomycin C
151
MP
Membrane Peel/Peeling
152
MR
Manifest refraction
153
MRD
Marginal Reflex Distance
154
MS
Multiple Sclerosis
155
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
156
N
Near
157
N/A
Not Applicable
158
N
Near
159
N/A
Not Applicable
160
N + V
Nausea and vomiting
161
n.p.o
Nothing by mouth nil per Os
162
NdYAG
Neodymium Yiitirum-aluminum Garnet Laser
163
NEMD
Nonexudative Macular Degeneration
164
NFL
Nerve Fiber Layer
165
NI
No Improvement
166
NKA
No known allergies
167
NLD
Nasolacrimal duct
168
NLDO
Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
169
NLP
No light perception
170
NL/NML
Normal
171
NPDR
Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
172
NR
Non-reactive
173
NS
Nuclear sclerosis
174
NTG
Normal-tension Glaucoma
175
NV
Neovascularization
176
NVA
Neovascularization of the Angle
177
NVD
Neovascularization at the Disc
178
NVE
Neovascularization Elsewhere
179
NVM
Neovascular membrane
180
OAG
Open angle glaucoma
181
OCP
Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid
182
OGR
Open Globe Repair
183
OHT
Ocular hypertensive
184
*OD
Right eye oculus dexter
185
OKN
Optokinetic Nystagmus
186
ON
Optic Nerve
187
OPT
Ocular Photodynamic Therapy
188
*OS
Left eye oculus sinister
189
*OU
Both eyes oculus uterque
190
p.c.
After meals
191
p.o
By mouth
192
p.p
After eating
193
PACG
Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma
194
PACT
Prism + alternate cover test
195
PAM
Potential acuity meter
196
PC
Posterior capsule
197
PC
Posterior Chamber
198
PCIOL
Posterior chamber IOL
199
PCO
Posterior Capsule Opacity
200
PD
Prism Diopter
201
PDR
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
202
PDT
Photodynamic Therapy (with verteporfin)
203
PED
Pigment Epithelial Detachment
204
PEE
Punctate Epithelial Erosion
205
PERRLA
Pupils Equal, Round and Reactive to Light and Accommodation
206
ph
Pin hole
207
PI
Peripheral iridectomy/iridotomy
208
PION
Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
209
PK
Penetrating keratoplasty
210
pl
Plano lens
211
PMH
Past medical history
212
PMMA
Polymethylmethacrylate
213
p/o
Postoperatively
214
POAG
Primary open angle glaucoma
215
POS
Place of Service
216
PPA
Peripapillary Atrophy
217
PPL
Pars plana lensectomy
218
PPV
Pars plana vitrectomy
219
PRK
Photorefractive keratectomy
220
PRP
Pan retinal photocoagulation
221
PSC
Posterior subcapsular cataract
222
PT
Patient
223
PTO
Part-time Occlusion
224
PVD
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
225
PVR
Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
226
PXF
Pseudoexfoliation
227
PXG
Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
228
PXS
Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
229
q.a.m
Every day before noon
230
*q.d.
Every day
231
q.h
Every hour
232
*q.h.s.
At bedtime
233
q.i.d.
4 times a day
234
q.n.
Every night
235
*q.o.d
Every other day
236
q.p.m.
Every day after noon
237
R/O
rule out
238
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
239
RAPD
Relative afferent papillary defect
240
R/B/A
Risks/Benefits/Alternatives
241
RCE
Recurrent Corneal Erosion
242
RD
Retinal detachment
243
REF
Refraction
244
REM
Rapid eye movement
245
RET
rETINOSCOPY
246
RGP
Rigid gas permeable
247
RHT
Right Hypertropia
248
RIO
Right inferior oblique
249
RIR
Right inferior rectus
250
RK
Radial Keratotomy
251
RLL
Right lower lid
252
RLR
Right lateral rectus
253
RMR
Right medial rectus
254
ROP
Retinopathy of prematurity
255
ROS
Review of systems
256
RP
Retinitis Pigmentosa
257
RPE
Retinal Pigment Epithelium
258
R/R
Round and Reactive pupil
259
R & R
Recess and resect
260
RSO
Right superior oblique
261
RSR
Right superior rectus
262
RT
Right eye
263
RTC
Return to clinic
264
RUL
Right upper eyelid
265
RVO
Retinal Vein Occlusion
266
RX
Treatment-glasses, medicine, etc
267
RXT
Right exotropia
268
S/P
Status post
269
SB
Scleral Buckle
270
sC
without correction
271
SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma
272
SCL
Soft contact lens
273
SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
274
SLK
Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis
275
SLT
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
276
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
277
SO
Silicone Oil
278
SO
Superior oblique
279
SOB
Short of breath
280
SCODI
Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging
281
SPH
Sphere
282
SPK
Superficial punctate keratitis
283
SR
Superior rectus
284
SRNV
Subretinal neovascular membrane
285
stat.
Immediately
286
*Sub.q.
Subcutaneous under the skin
287
Sx
Surgery
288
Sx
Symptoms
289
T
Tension
290
TA
Tension by applanation
291
TASS
Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome
292
TB
Tuberculosis
293
TBT
Tear break-up time
294
TID
Three times a Day
295
TM
Trabecular meshwork
296
TORCH
Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes
297
TP
Tonopen
298
Trab
Trabeculectomy
299
TRD
Traction retinal detachment
300
TRO
Thyroid Related Orbitopathy
301
Tx
Treatment
302
UGH
Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema Syndrome
303
UL
Upper Lid
304
UME
Uveitic Macular Edema
305
ung
Ointment
306
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
307
UV
Ultraviolet
308
VA
Visual field
309
VEGF
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
310
VF
Visual field
311
VH
Vitreous Hemorrhage
312
Vit
Vitreous
313
VMA
Vitreomacular Adhesion
314
VMT
Vitreomacular Traction
315
VZV
Varicella Zoster Virus
316
W4D
Worth 4-dot Test
317
x
Exophoria at distance
318
XT
Exotropia at distance
319
X (T)
Intermittent Exotropia
320
YAG
Yittrium-aluminum-garnet laser
321
y/o
Years Old
322
YTD
Year-to-Date
