Ophthalmology Abbreviations

[Andrew_Doan]

Please contact me if you want to add an abbreviation to the list below. I remember the great difficulty as a medical student and first year resident trying to learn the "lingo". I hope this list will help.

You will find a printable version here:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~c067111/pdf documents/abbreviations.pdf
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AC- anterior chamber
ACG- angle closure glaucoma
ALT-argon laser trabeculoplasty
ARMD (AMD)-age-related macular degeneration
BRAO-branch retinal artery occlusion
BRVO-branch retinal vein occlusion
CF- Counting Fingers
CFB- Corneal Foreign Body
CHA- complex hyperoptic astigmatism
CMA- complex myopic astigmatism
CME- cystoid macular edema
CNVM-choroidal neovascular membrane
CPC- cyclophotocoagulation
CRAO-central retinal artery occlusion
CRVO-central retinal vein occlusion
CRx- Cycloplegic Refraction
CSR- central serous retinopathy
CSDME- clinical significant diabetic edema
CVF- Confrontational Visual Fields
DFE- dilated fundus exam
DME- diabetic macular edema
ECCE- extracapsular cataract extraction
EKC- epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
EOM- extraocular motility
ERG- electroretinogram
ERM- epiretinal membrane
FFA- fundus fluorescein angiography
GCA- giant cell arteritis
GFE- gas fluid exchange
GPC- giant papillary conjunctivitis
GVF- Goldman visual field
HA5- Homatropine 5%
HCL- hard contact lens
HH- Hollenhorst plague
HM- hand motion
HRVO- hemi retinal vein occlusion
HST- horseshoe tear
HSV- herpes simplex virus
HVF- Humphrey visual field
HVID- Horizontal Visible Iris Diameter
ICCE- intracapsular cataract extraction
INO- internuclear ophthalmoplegia
IOFB- intraocular foreign body
IOL- intraocular lens
IOP- intraocular pressure
K- keratometry
KP- keratic precipitates
LLL- left lower lid
LP- light perception
LPI ? laser peripheral iridotomy
LTS- lateral tarsal strip
M1/2N2 1/2- Tropicamide0.5% and Phenylephrine HCl 2.5%
MEWDS- multiple evanescent white dot syndrome
MFC- multifocal choroiditis
MGD- meibomian gland dysfunction
MMG- mixed mechanism glaucoma
MRx- manifest refraction
NFL- nerve fiber layer
NLP- no light perception
NPDR- non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
NS- nuclear sclerosis
NTG-normal tension glaucoma
NVA- neovascularization of the angle
NVD- neovascularization of disc
NVE- neovascularization else where
NVG- neovascular glaucoma
NVI- neovascularization of iris
PAM- primary acquired melanosis
PAS- peripheral anterior synechiae
PBK- pseudophakic bullous keratopathy
PD- interpupillary distance
PDR- proliferative diabetic retinopathy
PDS- pigment dispersion syndrome
PDT- photodynamic therapy
PED- pigment epithelial detachment
PEE- punctate epithelial erosions
PF- pred forte
PH- pinhole
PI- peripheral iridectomy
PK- penetrating keratoplasty
POAG- primary open angle glaucoma
POHS- presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
PPA- peripapillary atrophy
PPDR- preproliferative diabetic retinopathy
PPVx- pars plana vitrectomy
PRP- panretinal photocoagulation
PSC- posterior subcapsular
PVD- posterior vitreous detachment
PXF- pseudoexfoliation
RAPD- relative afferent pupillary defect
RB- retinoblastoma or retrobulbar
RD- retinal detachment
RGP- Rigid Gas Permeable
RK- radial keratotomy
RLL- right lower lid
RP- retinitis pigmentosa
RPE- retinal pigment epithelium
SBP- scleral buckle procedure
SCL- soft contact lens
SLE- slit lamp exam
SLT- selective laser trabeculoplasty
SLO - scanning laser ophthalmoscope (research)
SPK- superficial punctate keratopathy
SWR- surface wrinkling retinopathy
T1/2- Timoptic/Timolol 0.5%
Ta- IOP by applanation tonometer
Tp- IOP by tono pen
TRD- traction retinal detachment
VA- visual acuity
VF- visual fields
VH- vitreous hemorrhage
VSR- venous stasis retinopathy
Vx- vitrectomy
W- glasses presently wearing
YAG- yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser
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Thanks to SLO and Richard_Hom for their contributions!

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