Ophthalmic Abbreviations
A/C
Anterior Chamber
AK
Auto-keratometer
AR
Auto-refractor
OU
Both Eyes
BAT
Brightness Acuity Test
COE
Comprehensive ophthalmic exam
CVF
Confrontation visual field
CF
Count fingers
C/D
Cup-to-disc ratio of the optic nerve
DV(a)
Distance Vision Acuity
DES
Dry Eye Syndrome
ET
Esotropia
HM
Hand motion
HCL
Hard contact lens
HYE
Hard yellow exudates
HVF
Humphrey visual field
IO
Inferior Oblique
IR
Inferior Rectus
IRF
Intra-retinal fluid
K
Keratometer reading/cornea
LBS
Last Blood Sugar
OS
Left Eye
NV(a)
Near Vision Acuity
TCNR
Needling
NI
No improvement
OCLI
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
PKP/PK
Penetrating Keratoplasty (corneal transplant)
Avastin
Retina Injection
Eyelea
Retina Injection
OD
Right Eye
TOT
Tear Osmolarity
TP
Tonopen
VA
Visual Acuity
APD
afferent pupillary defect
AMD/ARMD
age-related macular degeneration
ACIOL
anterior chamber intraocular lens
ALT
argon laser trabeculoplasty
PRN
as needed
ASA
aspirin
BDR
background diabetic retinopathy
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
BCVA
best corrected visual acuity
BSL
blood sugar level
BLL
both lower lids
BUL
both upper lids
PO (not post-op)
by mouth
CNV
choroidal neovascularization
CSME
clinically significant macular edema
c/o
complain of
Cyl
cylinder
CME
cystoid macular edema
DM
diabetes mellitus
DME
diabetic macular edema
DFE
dilated fundus exam
D
diopter
d/c
discontinue
Gtts
drops
Q
every
EUA
examination under anesthesia
EOM
extraocular muscles
FBS
foreign body sensation
HEME
hemorrhage
Hx
history
h/o
history of
HTN
hypertension
IDDM-DM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IOL
intraocular lens
IOP
intraocular pressure
LPI
laser peripheral iridotomy
LSL
laser suture lysis
LR
lateral rectus
LLL
left lower lid
LUL
left upper lid
LP
light perception
MRx
manifest refraction
MD
medical doctor
NKDA
no known drug allergies
NLP
no light perception
NCT
non contact tonometer
NPDR
non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
NS
nuclear sclerosis cataract
OCC
occasionally
OHTN
ocular hypertension
Ung
ointment
OCT
optical coherence tomography
OTC
over the counter
Ph
pinhole
Pl
plano (0.00)
PCO
posterior capsular opacification
PC IOL
posterior chamber intraocular lens
PC
posterior chamber/ posterior capsule
PVD
posterior vitreous detachment
POP
pre-op/post-op
Rx
prescription
POAG
primary open angle glaucoma
PDR
proliferative diabetic retinopathy
RLL
right lower lid
RUL
right upper lid
Sph
sphere
s/p
status post
Sx
surgery
TA
tonometry by applanation
BID
twice a day
Cc
with correction (glasses or lenses)
Sc
without correction (glasses or lenses)
