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  1. Δ
    change
  2. >
    greater than
  3. <
    less than
  4. ↑
    increased
  5. ↓
    decreased
  6. 2°
    secondary
  7. K
    keratometry readings
  8. NV
    near vision
  9. Rx
    prescribtion (for glasses)
  10. Ta
    tension by applanation
  11. AC
    anterior chamber
  12. APD
    afferent pupillay defect
  13. ARMD
    age-related macular degeneration
  14. ASA
    aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)
  15. B
    Betoptic
  16. BDR
    background diabetic retinopathy
  17. b.i.d.
    twice a day (bis in die)
  18. BP
    blood pressure
  19. BRVO
    branch retinal vein occlusion
  20. CACG
    chronic angle closure glaucoma
  21. cat.
    cataract
  22. cc
    with correction (cum correctio)
  23. CC
    chief complaint
  24. C/D
    cup-to-disc ratio
  25. CE
    cataract extraction
  26. CME
    cystoid macular edma
  27. COPD
    chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  28. CRVO
    central retinal vein occlusion
  29. D
    Diamox
  30. D 250
    Diamox 250mg
  31. dil
    dilate
  32. DM
    diabetes mellitus
  33. DOB
    date of birth
  34. Dx
    diagnosis
  35. FB
    foreign body
  36. gtts
    drops (guttae)
  37. HA
    headache
  38. HBP
    high blood pressure
  39. HCTZ
    hydrochlorthiazide
  40. h/o
    history of
  41. H + P
    history and physical
  42. HSV
    herpes simplex virus
  43. HTN
    hypertension
  44. HVF
    Humphrey visual field
  45. Hx
    history
  46. IOL
    intraocular lens
  47. IOP
    intraocular pressure
  48. LASIK
    laser in situ keratomileusis (or) laser assisted intrastromal keratoplasty
  49. LL
    lower lid
  50. LLL
    left lower eyelid
  51. LP
    light perception
  52. LPI
    laser peripheral iridotomy
  53. LTG
    low tension glaucoma
  54. LUL
    left upper eyelid
  55. MMC
    mitomycin C
  56. N
    near/near vision
  57. NKDA
    no known drug allergies
  58. NS
    nuclear sclerosis
  59. NSAID
    non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  60. NVG
    neovascular glaucoma
  61. OAG
    open angle glaucoma
  62. OD (2)
    • right eye (oculus dexter)1
    • optic disc2
  63. OHT
    ocular hypertension
  64. ON
    optic nerve
  65. OS
    left eye (oculus sinister)
  66. OU
    both eyes (oculus uterque)
  67. PCIOL
    posterior chamber intraocular lens
  68. PCN
    penicillin
  69. PDR
    proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  70. PF
    pred forte
  71. po
    post-operative
  72. PRP
    panretinal photocoagulation
  73. PSC
    posterior subcapsular cataract
  74. PVD
    posterior vitreous detachment
  75. PXE
    pseudo exfoliation
  76. q.a.m.
    every day before noon (quaque ante meridiem)
  77. q.d.
    every day (quaque die)
  78. q.h.
    every hour (quaque hora)
  79. q.h.s.
    every bedtime (quaque hora somni)
  80. q.i.d.
    4 times a day (quater in die)
  81. q3h
    every 3 hours (quaque 3 hora)
  82. RA
    rheumatoid arthritis
  83. RD
    retinal detachment
  84. RGP/GPL
    rigid gas permeable/gas permeable lens (contact)
  85. RK
    radial keratotomy
  86. RLL
    right lower eyelid
  87. ROS
    review of systems
  88. RUL
    right upper eyelid
  89. Rx
    treatment: glasses, medicine, etc.
  90. SCL
    soft contact lens
  91. t.i.d.
    3 times a day (ter in die)
  92. TM
    trabecular meshwork
  93. Trab.
    trabeculectomy
  94. Tx
    treatment
  95. UL
    upper lid
  96. ung
    ointment
  97. VA
    visual acuity
  98. VF
    visual field
  99. Vit.
    vitreous
  100. x
    axis
Author
Anonymous
ID
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Card Set
eye terms
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