Ophthalmic Abbreviations Flashcards
a.c
Before meals ante cibum
AAG
Acute Angle closure glaucoma
ABN
Advanced Beneficiary Notice
AC
Anterior Chamber
ACC
Accommodative
ACG
Angle closure glaucoma
ACIOL
Anterior Chamber IOL
ACT
Alternate cover test
AGFE
Air fluid gas exchange
AL
Axial length
ALK
Automated lamellar keratoplasty
ALT
Argon laser trabeculoplasty
AMD/ARMD
Age-related macular degeneration
APCT
Alternate prism + cover test
APD
Afferent pupillary defect
Appl
Applanation tension
ASC
Ambulatory surgical center
AT
Applanation tension
ATR
Against-the-rule astigmatism
BAT
Brightness Acuity Test
BCC
Basal Cell Carcinoma
BCVA
Best Corrected Visual Acuity
BDR
Background diabetic retinopathy
b.i.d
twice a day
BIO
Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
BRAO
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
BRVO
Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
BSC, BSCL
Bandage Soft Contact Lens
C + S
Culture and sensitivity
C/D
Cup-to-disc ratio
CA
Corneal abrasion
CACG
Chronic angle closure glaucoma
CAIRS
Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments
cC
with correction
CC
Chief Complaint
CE/IOL
Cataract Extraction with Intraocular Lens Implant
CF
Count Fingers
CL
Contact Lens
C/O
Complains of
COAG
Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma
CRVO
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
CS
Cortical Spokes
CVF
Confrontational Visual Field
D
Diopter
D+N
Distance and near
D & V
Ductions and versions
DALK
Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
*D/C
Discontinue
DCR
Dacryocystorhinostomy
DD
Disc Diameter
DES
Dry Eye Syndrome
DLEK
Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
DME
Diabetic Macular Edema
DOB
Date of birth
DOS
Date of Service
DR
Diabetic Retinopathy
DSAEK
Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
DSEK
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
DVA
Distance Visual Acuity
DWEK
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
DX
Diagnosis
DZ
Disease
EBMD
Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy
EBV
Epstein-Barr Virus
ECC
Endothelial Cell Count
ECCE
Extracapsular Cataract Extraction
ECG
Electrocardiogram
ECP
Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation
ED
Emergency Department
EKC
Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis
EKG
Electrocardiogram
EL
Endolaser
ELM
External Limiting Membrane
EMD
Exudative Macular Degeneration
EOM
Extraocular Muscles
ERM
Epiretinal Membrane
ESRD
End Stage Renal Disease
ET
Esotropia
E(T)
Intermittent Esotropia
EUA
Exam Under Anesthesia
F + F
Fix and follow
f/u
follow-up
FA
Fluorescein angiography
FB
Foreign body
FH
Family history
FLR
Foveal Light Reflex
FOB
Frequency of Blinking
FP
Fundus Photos
FTFC
Full to finger counting
FTG
Full-time patch
Fx
Fracture
GCA
Giant Cell Arteritis
GCL
Ganglion Cell Layer
GFE
Gas-fluid Exchange
GO
Graves’ Orbitopathy
GP
Gas permeable
GPC
Giant papillary conjunctivities
GVF
Goldmann visual field
H
Hyperphoria
H+P
History and physical
*h.s.
At bedtime hora somni
h/o
history of
HA
Headache
HBP
High blood pressure
HCL
Hard Contact Lens
HM
Hand motions
HS
Herpes Simplex
HVF
Humphrey Visual Field
HZ
Herpes Zoster
HZO
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
ICCE
Intracapsular cataract extraction
ICE
Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome
ICG
Indocyanine green angiography
ICL
Indocyanine green angiography
ICR
Intrastromal Corneal Ring
IK
Interstitial Keratitis
ILM
Internal Limiting Membrane
IO
Inferior Oblique
ION
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
IOL
Intraocular lens
IOP
Intraocular pressure
IRMA
Intraretinal Microvascular Abnormality
IV
Intravenous
J J1 J2
Jaeger notation/size of type for near vision
JOAG
Juvenile Onset Open-angle Glaucoma
JODM
Juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
JRA
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis