Teir 1 Flashcards
AC
Anterior chamber
AMD
Age-related macular degeneration
APD
(Relative) afferent pupillary defect
ARx
Autorefraction
ASC
Ambulatory surgery center
BID
Twice a day (Latin)
C/D
Cup to disc ratio
cc
With correction
CF
Counting fingers
CL
Contact lens
CME
Cystoid macular edema
D
Diopter
DES
Dry eye syndrome
DFE
Dilated fundus exam
DM
Diabetes mellitus
DME
Diabetic macular edema
f/u
Follow up
FHx
Family history
gtt
Drop
GVF
Goldmann visual field
h/o
History of (used for traumas, accidents, etc)
HM
Hand motion
HVF
Humphrey visual field
Hx
History
IN
Inferonasal
IOL
Intraocular lens
IOP
Intaocular pressure
IT
Inferotemporal
IVA
Intravirteal avastin
IVE
Intravitreal eylea
LP
Light perception
MRx
Manifest refraction
NI
No improvement
NKDA
No known drug allergy
NLP
No light perception
NS
Nuclear sclerosis (cataract)
OCT
Optical coherence tomography
OD
Right eye (Latin)
OR
Operating room
OS
Left eye (Latin)
OU
Both eyes (Latin)
PCIOL
Posterior chamber intraocular lens
PEE
Punctuate epithelial erosions
PEK
Punctate epithelial keratopathy
PF
Pred forte (prednisolone acetate)
PFAT
Preservative free artificial tears
PH
Pin hole
PO
By mouth (Latin)
POAG
Primary open angle glaucoma
POD
Postoperative day
POM
Postoperative month
POV
Postoperative visit
POW
Postoperative week
PSC
Posterior subcapsular cataract
PVD
Posterior vitreous detachment
q#hr
Once every # hours (Latin)
q#weeks
Once every # weeks (Latin)
QAM
Once each morning (Latin)
QD
Once a day (Latin)
qhs
At bedtime (Latin)
QID
Four times a day (Latin)
QOD
Once every other day (Latin)
r/b/a
Risks/benefits/alternatives
RD
Retinal detachment
ROS
Review of systems
RTC
Return to clinic
s/p
Status post (used for procedures)
sc
Without correction
SN
Superonasal
SSRD
Signs and symptoms flog retinal detachment (counseling abbreviation for PVD, RD, HST)
ST
Superotemporal
TID
Three times a day (Latin)
VA
Visual acuity