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A
A/C or AC
anterior chamber A Anterior chamber
A1%
atropine 1% A Dilators (red top)
ACC
anterior cortical changes/ cataract A Lens: Diagnoses/findings
ACG
angle closure glaucoma A Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
ACIOL
anterior chamber intraocular lens A Lens
Add
amount of plus reading power (for bifocal/progres- sives) A Refraction
AION
anterior ischemic optic neuropathy A Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
ALT
argon laser trabeculoplasty A Glaucoma: Procedures/Lasers etc.
AMD/ ARMD
age-related macular degeneration A Retina: Diagnoses/findings
APD, RAPD
afferent papillary defect, relative afferent papillary defect A External
ARx
autorefraction A Refraction
AT, PFAT
artificial tears, preservative- free artificial tears A Drops/Meds
AV
anterior vitreous A
AVx
anterior vitrectomy A Glaucoma: Procedures/Lasers etc.
Ax
axis [+/- number sphere] + [number cylinder] x [0-180 axis] A Refraction
B
BCVA
best corrected visual acuity B Exam
BDR
background diabetic retinopathy B Retina: Diagnoses/findings
BK
band keratopathy B Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
BRAO
branch retinal artery occlusion B Retina: Diagnoses/findings
BRVO
branch retinal vein occlusion B Retina: Diagnoses/findings
C
C/D
cup/disc ratio C Fundus exam
C/F
cell/flare (graded 1+ to 4+) C Anterior chamber
C/S
conjunctiva/sclera C Slit lamp exam
C1
Cyclogyl (cyclopentolate) 1% C Dilators (red top)
CB
ciliary body C Anatomy
CBB
ciliary body band C Gonioscopy
cc
with refractive correction C Exam
CCT/Pachy
central corneal thickness/ pachymetry C
CE
cataract extraction C
CF @ XX ft
counts fingers (specify distance) C Exam
CL/SCL/HCL
contact lens/soft ..../Hard .... C
CM
Cyclomydril (for peds patients) C Dilators (red top)
CME
cystoid macular edema C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
CNV
choroidal neovascularization C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
CNVM
choroidal neovascular membrane C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
COAG
chronic open angle glaucoma C Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
CPC
cyclophotocoagulation C Glaucoma: Procedures/Lasers etc.
CRAO
central retinal artery occlusion C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
CRVO
central retinal vein occlusion C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
CRx
cycloplegic refraction C Refraction
Cryo
cryotherapy C Glaucoma: Procedures/Lasers etc.
CSCR
central serous chorioretin- opathy C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
CSM
central, steady, maintained C Exam
CSME
clinically significant macular edema (for diabetes) C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
CVF
confrontation visual fields C External
CWS
cotton wool spot C Retina: Diagnoses/findings
Cyl
cylinder C Refraction
D
D/M/V/P
disc/macula/vessels/periphery D Fundus exam
D&Q
deep and quiet D Anterior chamber
DALK
deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty D Cornea: Procedures/Lasers etc.
DBH
dot blot heme (hemorrhage) D Retina: Diagnoses/findings
DF
Descemet’s fold D Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
DFE
dilated fundus exam D Fundus exam
DLK
diffuse lamellar keratitis D Cornea: Procedures/Lasers etc.
E
E
esophoria E Alignment
E(T)
intermittent esotropia E Alignment
ECCE
extracapsular cataract extraction E Procedures/Lasers etc.
ED
epithelial defect E Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
EKC
epidemic keratoconjunctivitis E Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
EOG
electrooculogram E Tests
EOM
extraocular muscles/movement E Exam
ERG
electroretinogram E Tests
ERM
epiretinal membrane E Retina: Diagnoses/findings
ET
esotropia E Alignment
F
F+F
fixes and follows F Exam
FANG
fluorescein angiography F Tests
Focal
focal laser photocoagulation F Retina: Procedures/Lasers etc.
G
GCA
Giant cell arteritis G Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
GVF
Goldmann visual field G Tests
H
HA
homatropine H Dilators (red top)
HM @ XX ft
hand motion (specify dis- tance) H Exam
HoT
hypotropia (add an apostrophe to indicate at near – eg. ET’ means esotropia at near) H Alignment
HT
hypertropia H Alignment
HVF
Humphrey visual field (usually 30-2; need to specify if 10-2 or red target, etc) H Tests
I
I
iris I Iris
ICCE
intracapsular cataract extraction I Procedures/Lasers etc.
IK
interstitial keratitis I Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
IO
inferior oblique I Anatomy
ION
ischemic optic neuropathy I Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
IOP
intraocular pressure I External
IR
inferior I Anatomy
IRMA
intraretinal microvascular anomalies I Retina: Diagnoses/findings
J
JOAG
juvenile open angle glaucoma J Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
K
K
cornea K Slit lamp exam
KC or KCN
keratoconus K Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
KCS
keratoconjunctivitis sicca K Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
KP
keratic precipitate K Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
L
L
lens L Lens
L/L
lids/lashes L Slit lamp exam
Lag
lid lag L External
LASEK
laser epithelial keratomileusis L Cornea: Procedures/Lasers etc.
LASIK
laser in situ keratomileusis, also laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Hofstetter) L Cornea: Procedures/Lasers etc.
LCA
Leber’s congenital amaurosis L Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
LF
levator function L External
LHON
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy L Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
LI/LPI
laser iridotomy/laser peripheral iridotomy L Glaucoma: Procedures/Lasers etc.
LP
light perception L Exam
LP c projection
light perception with projection L Exam
LP s projection
light perception without projection L Exam
LR
lateral rectus L Anatomy
M
M1
Mydriacyl (tropicamide) 1% M Dilators (red top)
MG
myasthenia gravis M Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
MGD
meibomian gland dysfunction M Lids: Diagnoses/findings
MGP
meibomian gland plugging M Lids: Diagnoses/findings
MP/Mx
membrane peel/membranectomy M Retina: Procedures/Lasers etc.
MR
medial rectus M Anatomy
MRD1
margin to reflex distance 1 M External
MRD2
margin to reflex distance 2 M External
MRx
manifest refraction M Refraction
MS
multiple sclerosis M Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
N
N2.5/N10
Neo-Synephrine (phenylephrine) 2.5% or 10% N Dilators (red top)
NAION
nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy N Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
NI
no improvement N Exam
NLP
no light perception N Exam
NPDR
non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy N Retina: Diagnoses/findings
NRx
near refraction N Refraction
NS
nuclear sclerosis N Lens: Diagnoses/findings
NTG/LTG
normal/low tension glaucoma N Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
NVA
neovascularization of the angle N Gonioscopy
NVD
neovascularization of the disc N Retina: Diagnoses/findings
NVE
neovascularization elsewhere N Retina: Diagnoses/findings
NVG
neovascular glaucoma N Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
NVI
neovascularization of the iris N Iris
O
OCT
optical coherence tomography O Tests
OCT NFL
OCT of nerve fiber layer (optic nerve evaluation) O Tests
OD
right eye O Anatomy
OHT
ocular hypertension O Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
OS
left eye O Anatomy
OU
both eyes O Anatomy
P
PAS
peripheral anterior synechiae P Gonioscopy
PBK
pseudophakic bullous keratopathy P Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
PCC
posterior cortical changes P Lens: Diagnoses/findings
PCIOL
posterior chamber P Lens
PCO
posterior capsular opacity (post-cataract patients) P Lens: Diagnoses/findings
PD
pupillary distance or prism diopter P Refraction
PDR
proliferative diabetic retinopathy P Retina: Diagnoses/findings
PDT
photodynamic therapy P Retina: Procedures/Lasers etc.
PEE
punctate epithelial erosion P Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
PEK
punctate epithelial keratopathy/keratitis OR photo-electronic keratoscope (Hofstetter) P Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
PF
palpebral fissure P External
PH
pinhole visual acuity P Exam
Phaco
phacoemulsification P Procedures/Lasers etc.
Phaco/ACIOL or Phaco/PCIOL
phaco with anterior chamber intraocular lens or posterior chamber intraocular lens P Procedures/Lasers etc.
PHNI
pinhole no improvement P Exam
PION
posterior ischemic optic neuropathy P Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
PK
penetrating keratoplasty P Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
PKP
penetrating keratoplasty P Cornea: Procedures/Lasers etc.
POAG/OAG
primary open angle glaucoma/open angle glaucoma P Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
POHS
presumed ocular histoplasmosis P Retina: Diagnoses/findings
PPA
peripapillary atrophy P Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
PPV/Vx
pars plana vitrectomy/vitrectomy P Retina: Procedures/Lasers etc.
PRK
photorefractive keratectomy P Cornea: Procedures/Lasers etc.
PRP
pan-retinal photocoagulation P Retina: Procedures/Lasers etc.
PS
posterior synechiae (designate location/clock hours) P Iris
PSC
posterior subcapsular cataract P Lens: Diagnoses/findings
PVD
posterior vitreous detachment P Retina: Diagnoses/findings
PXE
pseudoxanthoma elasticum P Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
PXF
pseudoexfoliation P Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
R
R
retinoscopy R Refraction
R/R
round/reactive R Iris
Rc
cycloplegic retinoscopy R Refraction
RD
retinal detachment R Retina: Diagnoses/findings
RP
retinitis pigmentosa R Retina: Diagnoses/findings
RPE
retinal pigment epithelium R Fundus exam
S
SB
scleral buckle S Retina: Procedures/Lasers etc.
sc
without refractive correction S Exam
SL
Schwalbe’s line S Gonioscopy
SLE
slit lamp exam S Slit lamp exam
SLK
superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis S Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
SLT
selective laser trabeculoplasty S Glaucoma: Procedures/Lasers etc.
SO
superior oblique S Anatomy
SOAG
secondary open angle glaucoma S Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
Sph
sphere S Refraction
SPK
superficial punctate keratopathy/keratitis S Cornea: Diagnoses/findings
SR
superior rectus S Anatomy
SRNV
subretinal neovascularization S Retina: Diagnoses/findings
SRNVM
subretinal neovascular membrane S Retina: Diagnoses/findings
SS
scleral spur S Gonioscopy
T
T
tonometry T Tonometry
Ta
applanation (Goldmann) tonometry T Tonometry
TM
trabecular meshwork T Gonioscopy
TON
traumatic optic neuropathy T Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings
Tp
pneumotonometer T Tonometry
Trab
trabeculectomy T Glaucoma: Procedures/Lasers etc.
TRD
tractional detachment T Retina: Diagnoses/findings
U
UDFE
undilated fundus exam U Fundus exam
UGH
uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndrome U Glaucoma: Diagnoses/findings
V
Va
visual acuity V Exam
VF
visual field V Tests
VH
vitreous hemorrhage V Retina: Diagnoses/findings
VMT
vitreomacular traction V Retina: Diagnoses/findings
W
WC/LS
warm compresses/lid scrubs W Drops/Meds
WRx
wearing Rx (currently worn eyeglass/contact lens prescription) W Refraction
X
X
exophoria X Alignment
X(T)
intermittent exotropia X Alignment
XT
exotropia X Alignment
Greek
Δ
prism diopter Greek Refraction