| Abbreviation | Text | Latin |
|---|
| 1/2NS | half normal saline (0.45%) | |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil | |
| a | bevore | |
| A | applanation tension | |
| a.c. | bevore meals | ante cibum |
| a.d. | right ear | aurio dextra |
| a.l.; a.s. | left ear | aurio laeva; aurio sinister |
| a.m. | morning; before noon | ante meridiem |
| A.T.C. | around the clock | |
| a.u. | both ears | auris utrae |
| A1 | atropine 1% | |
| AA | accommodative amplitude | push the chart from very close farther away |
| AA | amplitude off accomodation | |
| aa | of each | ana |
| AACG | acute angle closure glaucoma | |
| AB | antibiotics | |
| Ab | Antibodies | |
| Abd | Abduction | |
| ABI | aquired brain injury (mishaps) | |
| ABK | aphakic bullous keratopathy | |
| ABL | anterior border layer | |
| AC | anterior chamber | |
| AC/A | accomodative convergence/accommodation ratio | |
| ACA | anterior cerebral artery | |
| acc | accomodative | |
| ACE | angiotensin converting enzyme | antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney |
| ACG | angle closure Glaucoma | |
| ACH | acetyl choline | |
| ACIOL | anterior chamber intraocular Lens | |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support | |
| ACT | alternate cover test | |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone | |
| AD | autosomal dominant | |
| ad | up to | to |
| ad lib. | use as much as one desires; freely | ad libitum |
| add | added power for near vision | |
| Add | adduction | |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity drug | |
| ADL | activitiy of dailiy living | |
| admov. | apply | admove |
| ADV | adenovirus | |
| AFB | acid-fast bacillus | |
| AFGE | air fluid gaz exchange | |
| AFIP | Armed Forces Institute of Pathology | |
| agit | stir/shake | agita |
| AH | antihistamines | |
| AHD | anti hypertensive drug | |
| AHF | anterior hyaloid face | |
| AHM | anterior hyaloid membrane | |
| AI | autoimmune | |
| AICA | anterior inferior cerebrar artery | |
| AIDS | autoimmune deficiency syndrome | |
| AION | anterior ischemic optic neuropathy | |
| AK | actinic keratosis | |
| aka | also know as | |
| AL | axial length | |
| ALK | automated lamellar keratoplasty | |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia | |
| Alt | alternating | |
| ALT | argonlaser trabekuloplasty | |
| alt. h. | every other hour | alternis horis |
| AMD | age-related macular degenaration | |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia | |
| amp | ampule | |
| AMPPE | acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy | |
| amt | amount | |
| ANA | antinuclear antibody test | |
| ANCA | anti-neurtrophyl cytoplasmic antibodies | |
| ANFC | acute nonspecific follicular conjunctivitis | |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system | |
| AODM | adult onset diabethes mellitus | |
| APC | antigen presenting cells | |
| APCT | alternate prism + covertest | |
| APD | afferent pupillary defect or afferent peripheral defect | |
| APMPPE | acute posterior multifocal placoid pigmented epitheliopathy | |
| Appl | applanation (tension) | |
| aq | water | aqua |
| AR | autosomal recessive | |
| ARAM | aquired retinal arterial macroaneurism | |
| ARC | abnormal retinal correspondence | |
| ARC | AIDS-related complex | |
| ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome | |
| AREDS | age related eye disease studies | |
| ArF | argon fluoride | |
| ARG | angle recession Glaucoma | |
| ARM | age related maculopathy | |
| ARMD | age related macular degeneration | |
| ARN | acute retinal nekrosis | |
| ARNS | atropine retinoscopy | |
| AS | ankylosing spondilitis | |
| ASA | Aspirin (acetylsalicide acid) | |
| ASAP | as soon as possible | |
| asb | apostilb (0.31 cd/m^2) | |
| ASC | anterior subcapsular cataract | |
| ASCVD | atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease | |
| AT | applanation tension | |
| A-T | ataxia telangieectasia | |
| ATP | adies tonic pupil | |
| ATR | against the roule (astigmatism) | |
| A-V | arterial/venous | |
| AVM | arterial/venous malformation | |
| B | betaxolol | |
| B | Betoptic | |
| B | bilateral | |
| b.i.d. | twice daily | bis in die |
| B.M. | bowel movement | |
| B.S. | blood sugar | |
| B.S.A | body surface areas | |
| BAO | branch artery occlusion | |
| BARN | bilateral accute retinal necrosis | |
| BAV | binocular accommodative facillity | |
| BBB | blood brain barrier | |
| BBB | bundle branch (heart) block | |
| BC | base curve | |
| BCBS | Blue Cross-Blue Schield | |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma | |
| BD | base down prism | |
| BDR | background diabethic retinopathy | |
| BEB | benign essential blepharospasm | |
| BF | black female | |
| BFP | binocular fixation pattern | |
| BI | base in prism | |
| bil | bilateral | |
| BIO | binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy | |
| bis | twice | bis |
| BM | black male | |
| BM | bowel movement | |
| BMD | bone mineral density (DXA) | |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate | |
| BMR | bilateral medial rectus recession | |
| BMT | bone marrow transplantation | |
| BO | base out prism | |
| bol. | as a large single dose (usually intravenously) | bolus |
| BP | Bells palsy paralysis of CN 7 | |
| BP | Blood pressure | |
| BRAO | branch retinal artery occlusion | |
| BRVO | branch retinal vein occlusion | |
| BS | blind spot | |
| BSM | Bruchsche membrane | |
| BSS | balanced salt solution | |
| BSV | binocular single vision | |
| BU | base up prism | |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen level | |
| BUT | break up time (of tear film) | |
| BV | binocular vision | |
| BV | blurred vision | |
| BVA | best-corrected visual acuity | |
| BVO | branch vein occlusion | |
| Bx | biopsy | |
| C | cantigrade | |
| C | cranial nerve | |
| C | Cyclogyl | |
| C | cycloplegic | |
| c | food | cibos |
| c | with | cum |
| c | "with (usually written with a bar on top of the ""c"")" | cum |
| C&F | cell & flare | |
| C/D | cup/disc ratio | |
| c/o | complains of | |
| C+S | culture and sensitive | |
| C1 | Cyclophtenolate 1% | |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| CA | Cancer | |
| CA | carcinoma | |
| CAB | cellulose acetate butyrate | |
| CACG | chronic angle closure glaucoma | |
| CAD | coronary artery disease | |
| CAG | closed angle glaucoma | |
| CAI | carbonic anhydrtase inhibitor | |
| CALT | conjunctival associated lymphoid tissue | |
| cap(s) | capsule(s) | capsula |
| CAT | comuterized axial tomography | |
| cat. | cataract | |
| cat.ext. | cataract extraction | |
| Cat.Trab | combined cataract-trabeculectomy | |
| CBB | ciliary body band | |
| CBC | complete blood count | |
| CC | chief complaint | |
| cc | cubic centimeter | |
| cc | with correction (con correctio) | |
| cc | with food | cum cibos |
| C-C fistula | carotid (artery)-cavernous (sinus) fistula | |
| CCF | circum corneal flash (very red limbus) | |
| CCLRU | cornea & contactlens research unit | |
| CCT | computet coronal tomography | |
| CCT | cyclocryotherapy | |
| CCTV | closed circuit TV (magnifier) | |
| CCU | coronary cara unit | |
| CD | crohns disease | |
| CE | cataract extraction | |
| CE | Convergence excess | |
| CEBMD | corneal epithelial basement membrane dystrophy | |
| CF | confrontation field | |
| CF | count finger | |
| cf | with food | |
| CFFF | critical flicker fusion frequency | |
| CFH | complement factor H gene | |
| CG | ciliary ganglion | |
| CHED | congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy | |
| CHF | congestive heard failure | |
| CHRPE | congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithel | |
| CI | Convergence insufficiency | |
| CICU | cardiac intensive care unit | |
| CIN | corneoconjunctival intraepithelial neoplasioa | |
| CIOM | closed intraocular microsurgery | |
| CL | contact lens | |
| CLARE | contact lens (induced) acute red eye | |
| CLEK | collaborative longitudial evaluation of keratokonus | |
| CLL | chronic lymphatic leukemia | |
| CLPC | CL (induced) papillary conjunctivitis | |
| CLPU | contact lens (induced) peripheral ulcer | |
| cm | centimeter | |
| CME | cystoid macular edema CMO lˆschen! | |
| CMI | cell mediated immune response | |
| CMI | cytomegalic inclusion disease | |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia | |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus | |
| CN | cranial nerve | |
| CN1 | cranial nerve 1 olfacrorius | |
| CN10 | cranial nerve 10 vagus | |
| CN11 | cranial nerve 11 accessorius | |
| CN12 | cranial nerve 12 hypoglossus | |
| CN2 | cranial nerve 2 opticus | |
| CN3 | cranial nerve 3 oculomotor | |
| CN4 | cranial nerve 4 trochlearis | |
| CN5 | cranial nerve 5 trigenimal | |
| CN6 | cranial nerve 6 abducens | |
| CN7 | cranial nerve 7 facialis | |
| CN8 | cranial nerve 8 vestibocochlearis | |
| CN9 | cranial nerve 9 glossopharygneus | |
| CNAG | chronic narrow angle glaucome | |
| CNDO | congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction | |
| CNS | central nervous system | |
| CNV | choridal neovascularisation | |
| CNVM | chorideal neovascular membrane | |
| CNVPT | choroidal neovascularisation prevention trial | |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide | |
| COAD | chronic obstructive airway disease | |
| COAG | chronic open angle glaucoma | |
| COLD | chronic obstructiv eling disease | |
| COMA | congenital oculomotor apraxia | |
| comp. | compound | |
| conj | conjunciva; conjunctival | |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
| COWS | cold opposite; warm same | |
| CPC | central posterior curve | |
| CPC | clinico-pathologic convergence | |
| CPEO | chronic progressive external ophtalmoplegia | |
| CPK | creatinnine phosphokinase(labtest) | |
| CPM | cycles per minute | |
| CPR | cardio-pulmonary resucitation | |
| CPSD | correted pattern standard deviation | |
| cr.; crm | cream | |
| CRA | central retinal artery | |
| CRAO | central retinal artery occlusion | |
| CrCl | creatinine; clearance | |
| CRF | chronic renal failure | |
| CRF | corticotrophin releasing factor | |
| CRH | corticotropin releasing hormon | |
| CRV | central retinal vein | |
| CRVO | central retinal vein occlusion | |
| CSCR | cantral serous chorio retinopathy or CSR | |
| CSF | cerebospinal fluid | |
| CSM | central; steady and maintainedfixation | |
| CSME | central significant macular edema | |
| CSNB | congenital stationary nightblindness | |
| CSUM | central steady; unmainteinedfixation | |
| CT | comuterized axial tomography or computer tomography | |
| CT | covertest | |
| CT (D) | covertest distance | |
| CT (N) | covertest near | |
| CTD | connective tissue disease | |
| CUSUM | central unsteady unmaintainedfixation | |
| CV | colorvision or cardio vascular | |
| CVA | cerebral vertebral artery | |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident; stroke | |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease | |
| CWA | cotton wool spots | |
| CXR | chest x-ray | |
| cyl | cylinder | |
| D | Diamox | |
| D | Diopter | |
| D | Distance | |
| D 250 | Diamox 250 mg | |
| D&Q | deep and quiet | |
| D&V | ductions and versions | |
| D.A.W. | dispense as written | |
| d.t.d. | give of such doses | dentur tales doses |
| D+N | distance + near | |
| D-100 | Farnsworth D-100 colortest | |
| D-15 | Farnsworth D-15 colortest | |
| D5NS | dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) | |
| D5W | dextrose 5% solution | |
| DA | dark adaption | |
| dB | decibel | |
| DC | discontinue | |
| DC; D/C | discharche (from hospital/clinic/care) | |
| dc; D/C; disc | discontinue | |
| DCR | dacryocystorhinostomy | |
| DD | (optic) disc diameter | |
| DD | differential diagnosis | |
| DDH | dissociated double hypertropia | |
| DE | dry eye | |
| DFE | Dilated Fundus Exam | |
| DFP | diisopropyl fluorophosphate | |
| diam | diameter | |
| dieb. alt. | every other day | diebus alternis |
| dil | dilate | |
| dil. | dilute | |
| disp. | dispense | |
| div. | divide | |
| DJD | degenerative jiont disease | |
| dl | deciliter | |
| DM | diabethes mellitus | |
| DMV | disc; macula; vessels | |
| DNR | do nor rescuscitate | |
| DOA | dead on arrival | |
| DOB | date of birth | |
| DPE | dipivefrin | |
| DPT | diphteria-pertussis-tetanus | |
| DR | diabethic retinopathie | |
| DTR | deep tendon reflex | |
| DT's | delirium tremens | |
| DUSN | diffuse ubilateral subacute neuroretinitis | |
| DV | distance vision | |
| DVD | disslocated vertical deviation | |
| DVM | (optic)disc; (retinal)vessels and macula | |
| DVT | deep venous trombosis | |
| DW | distilled water | |
| DWSCL | daily-wear soft contact lenses | |
| Dx | dagnosis | |
| Dz | disease | |
| E | Epinephrine | |
| E | esophoria at distance | |
| E' | esophoria at naer | |
| E 1 | Epinephrine 1% | |
| E(T) | intermittet esotropia at distance | |
| E(T)' | intermittet esotropia at near | |
| e.g. | for example | exempli grata |
| e.m.p. | as directed | ex modo prescripto |
| EBMD | epithelial base membreane distrophy | |
| EBV | Epstein Barr Virus | |
| ECCE | extracapsular cataract extraction | |
| ECD | endothelial cell density | |
| ECG | electrocardiogram | |
| EDMA | ethylene glyco-dy-methacrylate | |
| EDTA | ethylene diamine tretra acetate | |
| EEG | electroencephalogramm | |
| EF | eccentric fixation | |
| EFT | eccentric fiaxation therapy | |
| EKC | epidemic keratoconjunctivitis | |
| EKF | epikeratophagia | |
| EKG | electrocardiogram | immunologic method to determine specific antigenes and antibodies |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay | |
| elix. | elixir | |
| EMP | epimacular proliferation | |
| emuls. | emulsion | emulsum Adeno V. type 8 + 19 most frequencly |
| EOG | electro-oculagram | |
| EOM | extraocular muscle | |
| EOMB | extraocular muscle balance | |
| EP | Esophoria | |
| EPI | epinephrine | |
| epi | epithelium | |
| EPK | epithelial punctate keratitis | |
| ER | emergency room | |
| ERG | electroretinogram | |
| ERM | epiretinal membrane | |
| ERP | early receptor potential | |
| ESR | erytrocyte sedimentation rate | |
| ESRD | enstage renal disease | |
| ESRF | endstage renal failure | |
| et | and | et |
| ET | esotropia at distance | |
| ET' | esotropia at near | |
| ETDRS | early treatment diabetic retinopathy study | |
| ETOH | elanol; alcohol (in reference to alcohol abuse) | |
| EUA | exmination under anesthesia | |
| EVA | electronic visual aids | |
| EW | extendend wear (contact lens) | |
| EWN | edinger wertphal nucleus | |
| Ex | examination | |
| ex aq | in water | ex aqua |
| F + F | fix and follow vision | |
| f/u | follow-up | |
| F3T | trifluorthymidine | |
| FA; f/a | fluorescein aniogramm/angiography | |
| FAP | familial adenomatous polyptosis | |
| FAZ | foveal avascular zone | |
| FB | foreign body | |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar test | |
| FBS | foreign body sensation | |
| FC | fingercount | |
| FEF | frontal eye fields | |
| FEFR | familial exudative vitreal retinopathy | |
| FEM | fast eye movements | |
| FFA | fundus fluorescein angiography | |
| FFF | flicker fusion frequency (fields) | |
| FH | family history | |
| fl.; fld. | fluid | fiat |
| FM 100 | farnthworth-Munsell 100-hue color vision test | |
| FNA | fine needle aspiration | |
| FP | fixation preference | |
| fpa | far piont of accommodation | |
| FPL | forced preferential looking | |
| FT | full-time | |
| ft. | make; let it be made | |
| FTA | fluorescent treponemaabsorbtion (test for syphilis) | |
| FTC | full to confrontation visual fields | |
| FTFC | fill to finger count | |
| FTG | full-time Glases | |
| FTMH | full thickness macular hole | |
| FTO | full-time occlusion | |
| FTP | full-time patsch | |
| FTT | failure to thrive | |
| Funct | functional | |
| FUO | fever of unknow origin | |
| fx | family history | |
| Fx | fracture | |
| g | gram | |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycane (HA - charged) | |
| GALT | gastrointestinal associated lyphoid tissue or brochus Ö... or conjuctival ÖÖ or MALT | |
| GAT | Goldmann applanations tonometer | |
| GC | ganglion cells | |
| GC | gonococcus (gonorrhea) | |
| GCA | giant cell arteritis outer to inner INL inner nuclar layer | |
| GCL | ganglion cell layer | |
| GDx | specialized imaging of the NFL | |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate | |
| GHPC | giant helicoid peripapillary choriopathy | |
| GI | gastro intestinal or intestine (Magen - Darm) | |
| GL | glare | |
| GLC | glaucoma | |
| GP | gas permeable (contact lens) | |
| GPC | giant papillary conjunctivitis | |
| gr | grain | |
| GSW | gun shot wound | |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test | |
| gtt(s) | drop(s) | gutta(e) |
| GVT | Goldmann visual field | |
| Gy | Gray | |
| H | hyperphoria | |
| H | hypodermic | |
| H T | hypertropia at distance | |
| h T | hypotropia at distance | |
| H T' | hypertropia at near | |
| h T' | hypotropia at near | |
| H(T) | intermittent hypertropia at near | |
| H(T)' | intermittent hypertropia at distance | |
| h.s. | at bedtime | hora somni |
| h.s. | at bedtime (hora somni) | |
| h/o | hystory of | |
| h; hr | hour | hora |
| H+P | hystory and physical | |
| HA | headache | |
| HA | heart attack | |
| HA | hyaluronic acid (vitreous) | |
| HA 5 | homatropine 5% eyetrops | |
| HAART | highly active antiretroviral therapy | |
| HATTS | hemoagglutination treponema test for syphilis | |
| Hb | hemoglobin | |
| HBP | high blood pressure | |
| HCL | hard contactlens | |
| HCRVO | hemi central retinal vein occlusion | |
| Hct | hematocrit | |
| HCTZ | hdrochlorthiazide | |
| HCVD | hypertensive cardiovascular disease | |
| HEMA | hydroxy ethyl methacrylate | |
| Hgb | hemoglobin | |
| HGC | horizontal gace center | |
| HGLD3 | test of immune system | |
| HGP | human genome project | |
| HHC | home health care | |
| HHV | human herpes virus | |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus | |
| HK | herpes keratitis | |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen | |
| HM | hand motion/movement (vision) | |
| HOTV | HOTV vision test | |
| HPI | history of present illness | |
| HPPM | hyperplastic presistent pupillary membrane | |
| HPV | human papilloma virus | (85% of cervical cancers) |
| HR | heart rate | |
| HRR | Hardy-Rand-Rittler (color plates) | |
| HRTI | Heidelberg retina tomography images | |
| HS | herpes simplex | |
| HSK | herpes simplex keratitis | |
| HSV -1 -2 | herpes simplex virus type 1 (eye) type 2 (genitals) | |
| HTN | hypertension | |
| HTS | Home therapy system (Visualtraining) | |
| HVF | Hyphrey visual field | |
| Hx | Hystory | |
| hypo | hypotropia | |
| HZ | herpes zoster | |
| HZO | herpes zoster ophthalmicus | |
| i.e. | that is | id est |
| I/A | infusion-aspiration (or) irrigation-aspiration | |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease | |
| IC | inferior colliculus | |
| IC | interstitial nucleus of Caial | |
| ICCE | intracapsular cataract extraction | |
| ICD | intercanthal distance | |
| ICE | iridocorneal epitheliopathy | |
| ICG | indocyanine green (angiography) | |
| ICP | intracranial pressure | |
| ICR | intrastromal corneal ring | |
| ICSC | idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy | |
| ICU | intensive care unit | |
| ID | intradermal | |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabethes mellitus | |
| IDU | idoxuridine | |
| Ig A | immunglobulin A | |
| Ig D | immunglobulin D | |
| Ig E | immunglobulin E (hypersensitivity reactions) | |
| Ig G | immunglobulin G (bacterial & viral infections) | |
| Ig M | immunglobulin M (bacterial & viral infections) | |
| IHD | ischemic heart disease | |
| IK | interstitiol keratitis | |
| ILM | internal limiting membrane | |
| IM | intramuscular (with respect to injections) | |
| inj. | injection | injectio |
| INL | immer nuclear layer | |
| INO INOP | internuclear ophtalmoplegia | |
| Int | intermittent | |
| IO | Inferior oblique | |
| IOFB | intraocular foreign body | |
| IOL | intraocular lens | |
| ION | ischemic optic neuropathy | |
| IOP | intraocular pressure | |
| IP | intraperitoneal | |
| IPD | interpupillary distance/pupillary distance | |
| IPL | inner plexiform layer | |
| IR | inferior rectus | |
| IRMA | ischemic retinal microscopic abnormality | intraretinal microvascular abnormality |
| Ish. | Ishihara Plates (coroe vision test) | |
| ISNT | inferior superior nasal temporal | |
| ITT | induced tropia test | |
| IV | intravenous | |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization | Reagenzglas Befruchtung |
| IVFA | intravenous fluorescein angiography | |
| IVP | intravenous push | |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback | |
| J1..; J2.. | Jaeger notation/sice of type for near vision | |
| JIA | juvenile idiopatic arthritis | |
| JMD | juvenile macular degeneration | |
| JOAG | juvenile open angle glaucoma | |
| JODM | juveline onset diabethes mellitus | |
| JRA | juveline rheumatiod arthritis | |
| JXG | juveline xantogranuloma | |
| k | constant | |
| K | curvature | |
| K | flattest meridian of keratomatry | |
| K | potassium | |
| K sicca | keratoconjunctivitis sicca | |
| KCS | keratoconjunctivitis sicca | |
| KOH | potassium hydroxide | |
| KPs | keratic percipitates | |
| KS | keratitis sicca | |
| KS | Keratoskopy 0-4 (0=no distortion 1+= irregularÖ4+ non distinguisable mires) | |
| KUM | kidney; ureter; blatter | |
| L | left | |
| L | lensmeter | |
| L + W | living and well | |
| L.A.S. | label as such | |
| L.E. | Lupus erythematosus | |
| L.Pro | light projection | |
| LA | light adaption | |
| LASEK | laser in situ keratectomy | |
| Laser | light amplificateion ba stimulatet emission of radiation | |
| LASIK | laser in situ keratomileusis (or) laser assisted intrastromal keratoplasty | |
| LCD | coal tar solution | |
| LCT | latteral canthal tendon | |
| LD | lattice degeneration or LRD | |
| LE | left esophoria | |
| LE(T) | intermittend left esotropia | |
| LET | left esotropia | |
| LFT | liver function test | |
| LGB | lateral geniculate body | |
| LGB | lateral geniculate nucleus | |
| LH (T) | intermittend left hypertropia | |
| LHON | Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy | |
| LhT | left hypertropia | |
| LHT | left hypertropia | |
| LID | left inferion oblique | |
| lin | liniment | linimentum |
| liq | solution | liquor |
| LIR | left inferior rectus | |
| LKP | lammelar keratoplasty | |
| LL | lower lid | |
| LLL | left lower eyelid | |
| LLR | left lateral rectus | |
| LMG | lethal midline granuloma | |
| LMR | left medial rectus | |
| LOC | loss of consciousness | |
| LOG | logmar chart | |
| LOM | lens opacity meter | |
| lot. | lotion | |
| LP | light perception | |
| LP | lumbar puncture | |
| LP c proj | light perception with projectio; e.g: see light; -no light see | |
| LP+P | light preception and projection | |
| LPCA | long posterion ciliary artery | |
| LPI | laser peripheral iridotomy | |
| LPw/P | light preception with projection | |
| LR | lateral rectus | |
| LRD | lattice retinal degeneration | |
| LSO | left superior oblique | |
| LSO | left superior rectus | |
| LTG | low tension glaucoma | |
| LTP | laser trabeculoplasty | |
| LUL | left upper eyelid | |
| LVA | low vision aid | |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy | |
| LX(T) | intermittend left esxotropia | |
| LXT | left exotropia | |
| M | macula | |
| M | manifest refraction | |
| M | meter | |
| M 1 | tropicamide (Mydriacyl) 1 % eyetrops | |
| M. | mix | misce |
| M.D. | Doctor of medicine | |
| m; min | a minimum | minimum |
| MA | micro aneurysm | |
| MALT | mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (or GALT BALT ) | |
| MAR | retinal macroaneurysm | |
| MAV | monocular accommodative facility | |
| Max | maximum | |
| Max | maxitrol | |
| MCA | middle cerebral artery | |
| MCE | microcystic edema | |
| mcg | microgram | |
| MCT | medial canthal tendon | |
| MD | mean deviation | |
| ME | macular edema | |
| MEM | monocular estimate method (near retinoscopy) | |
| mEq | milliequivalent | |
| MEWDS | Multiple Evanescent White Dots Syndrome | |
| MFS | monofixation syndrome | |
| MG | marcus gunn pupil | mistura |
| mg | milligram | |
| MG | myasthenia gravis | mitte |
| MGD | meibomian gland dysfunction | |
| MGD | meibomian gland dysfunction | |
| MHG | major histocompatibility complex | |
| MI | myocardinal infarction | |
| MICU | medial intensive cara unit | |
| MIO | monocular indirect ophtalmoskopy | |
| mist. | mix | |
| mitte | send | |
| MK | microbial keratitis | |
| MKM | myopic keratomileusis | |
| mL | millilitre | |
| MLF | medial longitudial fasciculcs | |
| MM | magliant melanoma | |
| mm. | millimeter | |
| MMC | mitomycin C | |
| MNP | macular non perfusion | |
| monos | monocytes | |
| MOT | motility | |
| MPP | massive preretinal proliferation | |
| MPR | massive preretinal retraction | |
| MPS | macular photocoagulation study | |
| MPS | mucopolysaccharidosis | |
| MR | manifest refraction | |
| MR | medial rectus (RMR or LMR) | |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography | |
| MRD | marginal reflex distance | |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging | |
| MRSA | methicillin-resitant staph aureus | |
| MS | multiple sclerosis | |
| MU | mega units | |
| MVA | motor vehicle accident | |
| MVR | massive vitreous retraction | |
| MVR | microvitreoretinal blade | |
| Mx | management plan | |
| MY | mydriasis | |
| N | near | |
| N | near vision | |
| N | neptazane | |
| N + V | nausea and vomiting | |
| N 2.5 | phenylephrine HCl (Neosynephrine) 2.5% eyetrops | |
| N 50 | neptazane 50 mg | |
| N.M.T. | not more than | |
| n.p.o. | nothing by mouth (nil per os) | |
| N.T.E. | not to exceed | nebula |
| NA | not applicate | |
| Na | sodium | |
| NaCl | codium chloride; saline | |
| NCT | noncontact tonometry | |
| NDF | neutral density filter test | |
| NdYAG | neodymium yittrium-alluminium-garnet laser | |
| nebul | a spray | |
| Neo | neosynephrine | |
| NF-1 | neurofibromatosis 1 | |
| NF-2 | neurofibromatosis 2 | |
| NFL | nerve fiber layer | |
| NFV | negative fusional vergence | |
| NHR | neovascularisation high risc | |
| NI | no improvement; not improvable | |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit | |
| NKA | no know allergies | |
| NKC | natural killer cells (large lymphocytes) | |
| NKDA | no know drug allergies | |
| nl | normal | nocte |
| NLD | nasolacrimal duct | non repetatur |
| NLP | no light perception; total blindness | |
| nm | nanometer | |
| NMI | no manifest improvement | |
| nml | normal | |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance | |
| NO | no perfusion (poor blood flow) | |
| noct. | at night | |
| non rep. | no repeats | |
| NP | near piont (punctum proximum) | |
| NPC | near piont of convergence | |
| NPDR (NPR) | non-proliferative diabethic retinopathie | |
| NPM | non-proliferative maculopathie | |
| NR | non-reactive | |
| NRA | negative relative accommodation | |
| NRC | normal retinal correspondence | |
| NRR | neural retinal rim | |
| NS | neosynephrine | |
| NS | normal saline (0.9%) | |
| NS | Nuclearsclerosis | |
| NSAID | non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs | |
| NV | non perfusion (poor blood flow) | |
| NVA | neovasvularization of the anterior chamber | |
| NVD | neovascularization at disc | |
| NVE | neovascularization elsewhere | |
| NVG | neovasvular Glaucoma | |
| NVI | neovascularisation of the Iris | |
| NVM | neovasvular membrane | |
| ÿ | ortophoria | |
| o_2 | both eyes; sometimes written as o2 | |
| O2 | oxygen | |
| OA | overactive muscle | |
| OA IO | overactive inferior oblique | |
| OA IO OU | overactive inferior oblique both eye | |
| OA SO | overactive superior oblique | |
| OA SO OU | overactive superior oblique both eye | |
| OAG | open angle glaucoma | |
| OCP | ocular cicatricial pemphigoid | |
| OD | optic disc | |
| OD | overdose | |
| OD | right eye | oculus dexter |
| ODM | Ophtalmodynamometry | |
| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test | |
| OHT | ocular hypertension | |
| OHTS | ocular hypertension studies | |
| OIH | ocular ischemic sydrome | |
| OKN | optokinetic nystagmus | |
| ON | optic nerve | |
| ONG | optic nerve glioma | |
| ONH | optic nerve head | |
| ONL | outer plexiform layer | |
| OP | operating room | |
| OR | over-refraction | |
| ORG | organic | |
| Ortho. | orthophoria | |
| OS | left eye | oculuc sinister |
| OT | ocular tension | |
| OT | orthophoria | |
| OTC | optical coherence tomography | |
| OTC | over the counter (medicamentation) | |
| OU | both eyes | oculus uterque or oculi utrobidem |
| OWS | overwear syndrome | post cibum |
| oz | ounce | post meridiem |
| p | after (post) | per os |
| P | Pilocarpine | post prandial |
| P | Pupil | |
| P + C | prism and cover test | |
| P 1 | Pilocarpine 1% eyedrops | |
| p.c. | after meals | |
| p.m. | evening or afternoon | |
| p.o. | by mouth or orally | |
| p.p | after eating | |
| p.r. | by rectum | |
| PA | periarteritis | |
| PACG | primary angle closure glaucoma | |
| PACT | prism + alternate cover test | |
| PAD | peripheral artery diseases | |
| PAL | progressiv additional lens | |
| PAM | potential acuity meter | |
| PAM | primary acquired melanosis | |
| PAN | periarteritis nodosa | |
| PAN | preauricular nodes (lympatic) | |
| PAS | peripheral anterior synecchia | |
| PAT | prism adaption test | |
| PBI | protein bound iodine | |
| PBK | pseudoaphakic bulbus keratopathy | |
| PC | peripheral curve | |
| PC | post-cycloplegic | |
| PC | posterior capsule | |
| PC | posterior chamber | |
| PC | posterior commissure | |
| PC | present correction | |
| PCA | posterior cerebral artery | |
| PCF | pharyngeal conjunctival fever | |
| PCIOL | posterior chamber intraocular lens | |
| PCN | penicillin | |
| PCP | primary care physician | |
| PCR | polymer chain reaction | |
| PD | prismen diopter (cm/m) | |
| PD | pupillary distance | |
| PDR | Physicians desk reference | per |
| PDR | proliferative diabetic retinopathy | |
| PDT | photo dynamic therapy | |
| PE | (renal) pigment epithelium | |
| PE | physical exam | |
| PE | pulmonary embolus | |
| PED | pigment epithelium detachment | |
| PED | posterior epithelium detachment | |
| PEK | punctata epithelial keratitis | |
| PEO | progressive external ophtalmoplagia | |
| per | by or through | |
| PERRLA | pupils equal; round and reactive to light | |
| PET | partial eximer trabeculectomy | |
| PEX | pseudoexfoliative material | |
| PF | pred forte | |
| PFCL | perfluorocarbon fluid | |
| PFT | pulmonary function test | |
| PFV | positive fusional vergence (group) | |
| PGC | pontine gaze center | |
| PGC | prostaglandins | |
| pH | measure of acidity/alkalinty of a solution | |
| PH | past history | |
| PH | pinhole (visual acuity) | |
| PHF | posterior hyaloid membrane | |
| PHI | protected health information | |
| PHN | post herpetic neuralgia | |
| PHNI | pinhole; no improvement | |
| PHPV | persistent hyperplasia of the primary vitreous | |
| PI | peripheral iridectomy/iridotomy | |
| PI | phospholine iodine | |
| PI | present illness | |
| PICA | posterior inferior cerebrar artery | |
| PICU | pediatric intensive care unit | |
| PK | penetrating keratoplasty | |
| PKU | phenylketonuria | |
| pl | pianolens | |
| PLS | posterior lip sclerectomy | |
| PLT | preferntial looking technique | |
| PMB | papillomacular bundle | |
| PMD | pellucid marginal degeneration | |
| PMH | past medical history | |
| PMMA | polymethylmetacrylate | |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear leukocyte | |
| PN | polyarteritis nodosa | |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system | |
| po | post operative | |
| POAG | primary open angle glaucoma | |
| POHS | presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome | |
| poly's | polymorphonuclear leucocytes | |
| POZ | posterior optical zone | |
| PP | near point (punctum proximum) | |
| PP | pars plana | |
| PP | pars plicata | |
| PPA | near point (punctum proximum) of accommodation | |
| PPA | peri papillary atrophy | |
| PPC | near point (punctum proximum) of convergence | |
| PPD | purified protein derivative (tuberculin skin test) | pro re nata |
| PPDR | preproliverative diabetic retinopathie | |
| PPG | pilopine gel | |
| PPL | pars plana vitrectomy | |
| PPRF | pontine paramedian reticular formation | |
| PR | far piont (punctum remotum) | |
| PRA | positive relative accommodation | |
| PRD | peripheral retinal diseases | |
| PRK | photorefractive keratectomy | |
| prn | as needed; when necessary; as the occasion arises | |
| PRP | panretinal photocoagulation | |
| PRRE | pupils round; regular & egual | |
| PSC | posterior subcapsular cataract | |
| PSCC | posterior subcapsular cataract | |
| PSD | pattern standart deviation | |
| PSD | paving stone degeneration | |
| PSP | progressive supranuclear palsy | |
| pt | patient | |
| PT | prothrombin time | pulvis |
| PTA | prior to admission | |
| PTAMD | prophylactic treatment of AMD | |
| PTC | pseudo tumor cerebri | |
| PTK | phototherapeutic keratectomie | |
| PTN | pre-tectal nucleus | |
| PTO | part time occlusion (patch) | |
| PTP | part time patch | |
| pulv. | powder | |
| PVA | polyvinilalcohol | |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction | |
| PVD | post vitreous detachment | |
| PVD | principal visual direction | |
| PVR | proliverative vitreoretinopathy | |
| Px | prognosis | |
| PXE | pseudo xanthoma elasticum | |
| PXF | pseudo exfoliation | |
| q | every | quaque |
| q.1.h. | "every 1 hour; (can replace ""1"" with other numbers)" | quaque 1 hora |
| q.a.d. | every other day | quoque alternis die |
| q.a.m. | every day bevore noon | quaque ante meridium |
| q.d. | every day | quaque die |
| q.h. | every hour | quaque hora |
| q.h.s. | every bedtime | quaque hora somni |
| q.i.d. | four times a day | quater in die |
| q.n. | every night | quaque nocte |
| q.n.s. | quantity not sufficent | quantum not sufficiat |
| q.o.d. | every other day | |
| q.s. | a sufficient quantity | quantum sufficiat |
| R | recession (of extraocular muscle) | |
| R | rectal | |
| R | refraction | |
| R | resection (of extraocular muscle) | |
| R | retinoscopy | |
| R | right | |
| R & R | recess and resect (recessresect) | |
| r/o | rule out | |
| RA | react to accommodation | |
| RA od R.A. | rheumathiod arthritis | |
| RAM | retinal angioid macroaneurysm | |
| RAPD | relative afferent pupillary defect (Marcus Gunn Pupil) | |
| RB | retinoblastoma | |
| RBC | red blood cell (erythrocyte) | |
| RBC | red blood count | |
| RCE | recurrent corneal errosion | |
| RD | retinal detachment | |
| RDE | random dot E stereogramm | |
| RDS | random dot stereopsis (targets) (computer assisted VT) | |
| RE | right esophoria | |
| RE | right eye | |
| RE(T) | intermittent right esotropia | |
| Ref | refraction | |
| Refd | referred | |
| Refr | reftractive | |
| REM | rapid eye movement | |
| rep.; rept. | repeats | repetatur |
| RET | retinoscopy | |
| RET | right esotropia | |
| ret.pig. | retinitis pigmentosa | |
| RF | rheumatiod factor | |
| RGP | rigid gas permeable (contact lens) | |
| RH(T) | intermittent right hypertropie | |
| RHD | rheumatic heart disease | |
| RHT | right hypertropia | |
| RhT | right hypotropia | |
| RIO | right inferior oblique | |
| RIR | right inferior rectus | |
| RK | radial keratomie | |
| RL; R/L | Ringer's lactate | |
| RLF | retrolental fibroplasia | |
| RLL | right lower eyelid | |
| RLR | right lateral rectus | |
| RMR | right medial rectus | |
| RON | retrobulbar optic neuritis | |
| ROP | retinopathie of perimaturity (proliferative retinopathy) | |
| ROS | review of system | |
| RP | retinitis pigmentosa | |
| RPA | retinitis punctata albescens | |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium | |
| RPED | retinal pigment epithelium detachement | |
| RPR | rapid plasma reagin | |
| RRD | rhegmatogenous retinal detachment | |
| RSO | right superior oblique | |
| RSR | right superior rectus | |
| RT | radiation therapy | |
| RTC | return to clinic | |
| RTO | return to office | |
| RUL | riht upper (eye)lid | |
| RX | right exophoria | |
| Rx | treatment: glasses; medicine; etc | |
| RX(T) | intermittent right exotropia | |
| RXT | right exotropia | |
| S | spectacles | |
| S | sphere | |
| S | subjective angle | |
| s | without | sin |
| s | "without (usually written with a bar on top of the ""s"")" | sine |
| S (T) | intermittent esotropia at distance | |
| S (T)' | intermittent esotropia at near | |
| s.a. | use your judgement | secundum artum |
| s.o.s.;si op.sit | if there is a need | si opus sit |
| s/p | condition after (status post) | |
| S/S | signs and symptoms | |
| SB | scleral buckling procedure | |
| SBC | sensory binocular cooperation | |
| SBV | single binocular vision | |
| sc | subcutaneus | |
| SC | superior colliculis | |
| sc | without correction (sin correctio) | |
| SC; subc; subq; subc | subcutaneous | |
| SCC 1 | squamos cell carcinoma | |
| SCC 2 | sebaceous cell carcinoma | |
| SCH | subconjunctival hemorrhage | |
| SCH | subrachoroidal hemorrhage | |
| SCL | soft contact lens | |
| SCT | single cover test | |
| SEAL | superior epithelial arcuate lesion | |
| SEI | scattered electron imaging | |
| SEI | sub epithelial infiltrates or superficial epithelial infection | |
| SEM | scanning electron microscope / mircoscopy | |
| SEM | slow eye movements | |
| SEX | super exaggerated xanthozyanopsie (mostly after a intense ophthalmic study!) | |
| SF | short term fluctuation | |
| SF6 | sulfur hexafluoride | |
| SFG | sulfur hexafluoride gas | |
| SFP | simultaneous foveal perceptions | |
| SG | Sheridan-Gardner visual aquity test | |
| SHx | social history | |
| SI | iector iridectomy | |
| SICU | surgical intensive cate unit | |
| sig | write on label | |
| SL | sublingually; under the tongue | |
| SLE | slit lamp examination | |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus | |
| SLK | superficial limbial keratoconjunctivitis | |
| SMD | senile macular degeneration | |
| SMDC | senile macular and choroidal degeneration | |
| SMN | sub mandibular nodes | |
| SNRV | subretinal neovascularisation | |
| SNRVM | subretinal neovascularisation membrane | |
| SO | superior oblique | |
| SOAP | subjective objective assessment prescription | |
| SOB | shortness of breath | |
| SOF | superior orbital fissure | |
| sol | solution | solutio |
| soln | solution | |
| SOV | superior ophtalmi fissure | |
| SPA | spondylo arthropathies (seronegativ) | |
| SPCA | short posterior ciliary artery | |
| SPCT | simultaneous prism & cover test | |
| sph | sph‰re | |
| SPK | superficial punctata keratitis | |
| SQ | subqutaneous (under the skin) | |
| SR | superior rectus | |
| SRF | subretinal fluid | |
| SRH | subretinal hemorrhage | |
| SRK | Sanders; Retzlaff; Kraff formula (for IOL power) | |
| SRM | subretinal membrane | |
| SRN | subretinal neovascularisation | |
| ss | one half | semis |
| SS | scleral spur | |
| SSPE | subacute sclerosing panencephalitis | |
| SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors | |
| ST | esotropia (at discance) | |
| ST' | esotropia at near | |
| stat | immediately | |
| stat. | immediately | |
| STRAB | Strabismus | |
| sub q | subcutaneous (unter the skin) | |
| subcut. | subcutaneous (unter the skin) | |
| sup | superior | |
| supp | suppository | suppositorium |
| susp | suspension | statim |
| SVP | spontaneous venous pulsation | |
| SWR | surface wrikling retinopathy | |
| Sx | Symptoms | |
| syr | syrup | syrupus |
| T | tension | |
| T 0.5 | Timolol maleate (Timoptic) 0.5% eyetrops | |
| t.d.s. | three times a day | ter die sumendum |
| t.i.d. | three times a day | ter in die |
| t.i.w. | three times a week | |
| T.P.N. | total parenteral nutrition | |
| TA | tension by applanation | |
| tab | tablet | |
| tab | tablet | tabella |
| TAC | Teller acuity cards | |
| tal.; t | such | talus |
| TAP | tension by applanation | |
| Tapp | tension by applanation | |
| TB | Tuberculosis | |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury | |
| tbsp | tablespoon | |
| TBT | Tear brake-up Time | |
| TBUT | Tear brake-up Time | |
| TF | tear film | |
| TFT | thyriod funcions test | |
| TFT | trifliorthymidine | |
| TGF | transforming growth factor | |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack (1-20 minutes) | |
| TIGR | trabecular meshwork induced glucocorticoid response protein | |
| TINU | tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis | |
| TM | trabecular meshwork | |
| TN | tension | |
| TNF | tension normal by finger (palpation) | |
| TNM | tumor nodes metastasis | |
| TNO | TNO stereopsis test | |
| TNTC | too numerous to count | |
| top. | topical | |
| TORCH | toxoplasmosis; rubella; cytomegalovirus; herpes | |
| TOV | transient obsuration of vision | |
| TOXO | toxoplasmosis | |
| Tp | tension by pneumotonometry | |
| Tp | toxoplasmosis | |
| TPI | treponema pallidum imobillization test | |
| Tpn | tension by pneumotonometry | |
| TPPL | trans pars plana lensectomy | |
| TPPV | trans pars plana vitrectomy | |
| tr | trace | |
| tr; tinc.; tinct. | tincture | |
| Trab. | trabeculectomy | |
| TRD | total retinal detachement | |
| TRD | traction retinal detachement | |
| TRIC | trachoma or inclusion conjunctivitis (agent) | |
| troche | lozenge | trochiscus |
| Ts | tension by Schiotz | |
| TSD | tay sachs disease | |
| TSH | thyroid stimulated hormone | |
| TSNIT | temporal superior nasal inferior temporal (curve) | |
| tsp | teaspoon | |
| TTT | transpupillary thermotherapy | |
| TVO | Transient visual opacities / obscuration (seconds) | |
| Tx | Treatment | |
| u.d.; ut. dict. | as directed | ut dictum |
| U.S.P. | United States Pharmacopoeia | |
| U/A | urinalysis | |
| UA | underactive (muscle) | |
| UA IO | underactive inferior oblique | |
| UA IO OU | underactive inferior oblique both eyes | |
| UA SO | underactive superior oblique | |
| UC | ulcerative collitis | |
| UCUSUM | uncentral unsteady unmainteined fixation | |
| UGH | uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndrome | |
| UL | upperlid | |
| ung | ointment | unguentum |
| UPECCE | unplaned extracapsular cataract extraction | |
| URI | upper respiratory tract infection | |
| URTI | upper respiratory tract infection | |
| US | ultrasound | |
| US SO OU | underactive superior oblique both eyes | |
| USG | ultrasonography | |
| USH | usher sydrome | |
| UTI | urinary tract infection | |
| UV | ultraviolet | |
| UVL | ultraviolet light | |
| V | vasculature | |
| V | vessels | |
| V | visual acquity | |
| V | vitreous | |
| v.v. | vice versa | |
| VA | visual acquity | |
| VA cc | visual acquity with correction | |
| VA ph | visual acquity with pin hole | |
| VA sc | visual acquity without correction | |
| vag | vaginally | |
| VB | venous beading | |
| VBI | vertebral basal insufficency | |
| VDRL | veneral disease research laboratory | |
| VECP | visual evoked cortical potential | |
| VEGF | vascular endothelium growth factor | |
| VEP | visual evoked potential | |
| VER | visual evoked response | |
| VF | vergence facility | |
| VF | visual field | |
| VFQ | visual functioning questionnaire | |
| VGC | vertical gaze center | |
| VH | vitreous hemorrhage | |
| VHL | Von Hippel Lindau (autosomal dom. multisystem disesase) | |
| VISC | vitreous infusion suctuin cutter | |
| Vit. | vitreous | |
| VKH | Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome | |
| VMT | vitreous macular traction | |
| VOD | vision right eye | |
| VOR | vestibulo-ocular reflex | |
| VOS | vision left eye | |
| VOU | vision both eye | |
| VS; V/S | vital signs | |
| VSS | vital signs stable | |
| VZV | varizella zoster virus | |
| w | with | |
| w/o | without | |
| w/u | work-up | |
| W4D | Wirth 4-dot test | |
| WBC | with blood cells or count | |
| WD WN | well development; well nourishes | |
| WEBINO | wall-eyed bilateral internuclear ophtlmoplagia | |
| WF | white female | |
| WGAO | wearing glasses on arrival | |
| WM | white male | |
| WNL | within normal limits | |
| WPOA | waearing patch on arrival | |
| WTR | with the roule (astigmatism) | |
| WTR | with-the rule astigmatism | |
| x | axis | |
| X | exophoria at distance | |
| X | times | |
| X' | exophoria at near | |
| X(T) | intermittend exotropia at distance | |
| X(T)' | intermittend exotropia at near | |
| X-L | X-linked | |
| X-LD | X-linked dominant | |
| X-LR | X-linked recessive | |
| XP | exophoria | |
| XT | exotropia at distance | |
| XT' | exotropia at near | |
| Y.O. | years old | |
| y/o | years old | |
| YAG | yittrum-aluminium-garnet laser | |
