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Anatomy • Exam • Refraction • Gonioscopy • Alignment • External
Diagnosis/Findings • Tests • Procedures/Lasers Etc. • Others
| OU | both eyes |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| IO | inferior oblique |
| SO | superior oblique |
| MR | medial rectus |
| SR | superior rectus |
| LR | lateral rectus |
| IR | inferior |
| CB | ciliary body |
EXAM
| Va | visual acuity |
| cc | with refractive correction |
| sc | without refractive correction |
| PH | pinhole visual acuity |
| PHNI | pinhole no improvement |
| NI | no improvement |
| CF @ XX ft | counts fingers (specify distance) |
| HM @ XX ft | hand motion (specify distance) |
| LP | light perception |
| LP c projection | light perception with projection |
| LP s projection | light perception without projection |
| NLP | no light perception |
| CSM | central, steady, maintained |
| F+F | fixes and follows |
| BCVA | best corrected visual acuity |
REFRACTION
| WRx | wearing Rx (currently worn eyeglass/contact lens prescription) |
| ARx | autorefraction |
| MRx | manifest refraction |
| CRx | cycloplegic refraction |
| NRx | near refraction |
| Add | amount of plus reading power (for bifocal/progressives) |
| R | retinoscopy |
| Rc | cycloplegic retinoscopy |
| Sph | sphere |
| Cyl | cylinder |
| Ax | axis [+/- number sphere] + [number cylinder] x [0-180 axis] |
| PD | Pupillary distance or prism diopter |
| Δ | prism diopter |
GONIOSCOPY
| CBB | ciliary body band |
| SS | scleral spur |
| TM | trabecular meshwork |
| SL | Schwalbe’s line |
| PAS | peripheral anterior synechiae |
| NVA | neovascularization of the angle |
| EOM | extraocular muscles/movement |
ALIGNMENT
| E | esophoria |
| ET | esotropia |
| E(T) | intermittent esotropia |
| X | exophoria |
| XT | exotropia |
| X(T) | intermittent exotropia |
| HT | hypertropia |
| HoT | hypotropia |
EXTERNAL
| MRD1 | margin to reflex distance 1 |
| MRD2 | margin to reflex distance 2 |
| LF | levator function |
| PF | palpebral fissure |
| Lag | lid lag |
| APD, RAPD | afferent papillary defect, relative afferent papillary defect APD by reverse testing/consensual response |
| CVF | confrontation visual fields |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| T | tonometry |
| Ta | applanation (Goldmann) tonometry |
| Tp | pneumotonometer |
| CCT/Pachy | central corneal thickness/pachymetry |
| SLE | slit lamp exam |
| L/L | lids/lashes |
| C/S | conjunctiva/sclera |
| K | cornea |
| A/C or AC | anterior chamber |
| K | deep and quiet |
| C/F | cell/flare (graded 1+ to 4+) |
| I | iris |
| R/R | round/reactive |
| PS | posterior synechiae (designate location/clock hours) |
| NVI | neovascularization of the iris |
| L | lens |
| ACIOL | anterior chamber intraocular lens |
| PCIOL | posterior chamber |
| AV | anterior vitreous |
| DFE | dilated fundus exam |
| UDFE | undilated fundus exam |
| C/D | cup/disc ratio |
| D/M/V/P | disc/macula/vessels/periphery |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelium |
DIAGNOSIS/FINDINGS
| Lids | |
| MGD | meibomian gland dysfunction |
| MGP | meibomian gland plugging |
| Cornea | |
| PEE | punctate epithelial erosion |
| PEK | punctate epithelial keratopathy/keratitis |
| SPK | superficial punctate keratopathy/keratitis |
| SLK | superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis |
| BK | band keratopathy |
| ED | epithelial defect |
| DF | Descemet’s fold |
| KP | keratic precipitate |
| PK | penetrating keratoplasty |
| EKC | epidemic keratoconjunctivitis |
| KCS | keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
| PBK | pseudophakic bullous keratopathy |
| IK | interstitial keratitis |
| KC or KCN | keratoconus |
| Glaucoma | |
| POAG/OAG | primary open angle glaucoma/open angle glaucoma |
| COAG | chronic open angle glaucoma |
| JOAG | juvenile open angle glaucoma |
| SOAG | secondary open angle glaucoma |
| NVG | neovascular glaucoma |
| ACG | angle closure glaucoma |
| NTG/LTG | normal/low tension glaucoma |
| OHT | ocular hypertension |
| UGH | uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndrome |
| PXF | pseudoexfoliation |
| Lens | |
| ACC | anterior cortical changes/cataract |
| NS | nuclear sclerosis |
| PCC | posterior cortical changes |
| PSC | posterior subcapsular cataract |
| PCO | posterior capsular opacity (post-cataract patients) |
| Retina | |
| CWS | cotton wool spot |
| DBH | dot blot heme (hemorrhage) |
| BRVO | branch retinal vein occlusion |
| CRVO | central retinal vein occlusion |
| BRAO | branch retinal artery occlusion |
| CRAO | central retinal artery occlusion |
| BDR | background diabetic retinopathy |
| NPDR | non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy |
| PDR | proliferative diabetic retinopathy |
| PVD | posterior vitreous detachment |
| NVD | neovascularization of the disc |
| NVE | neovascularization elsewhere |
| CSME | clinically significant macular edema (for diabetes) |
| CME | cystoid macular edema |
| IRMA | intraretinal microvascular anomalies |
| ERM | epiretinal membrane |
| RD | retinal detachment |
| TRD | tractional detachment |
| VMT | vitreomacular traction |
| VH | vitreous hemorrhage |
| IRMA | intraretinal microvascular anomalies |
| AMD/ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| CNV | choroidal neovascularization |
| SRNV | subretinal neovascularization |
| CNVM | choroidal neovascular membrane |
| SRNVM | subretinal neovascular membrane |
| POHS | presumed ocular histoplasmosis |
| CSCR | central serous chorioretinopathy |
| RP | retinitis pigmentosa |
| Nerve/Neuro | |
| PPA | peripapillary atrophy |
| ION | ischemic optic neuropathy |
| AION | anterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
| PION | posterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
| NAION | nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy |
| TON | traumatic optic neuropathy |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| LHON | Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy |
| LCA | Leber’s congenital amaurosis |
| GCA | Giant cell arteritis |
| PXE | pseudoxanthoma elasticum |
TESTS
| VF | Visual field |
| HVF | Humphrey visual field (usually 30-2; need to specify if 10-2 or red target, etc) |
| GVF | Goldmann visual field |
| FANG | fluorescein angiography |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| OCT NFL | OCT of nerve fiber layer (optic nerve evaluation) |
| ERG | electroretinogram |
| EOG | electrooculogram |
PROCEDURES/LASERS ETC.
| CE | cataract extraction |
| ECCE | extracapsular cataract extraction |
| ICCE | intracapsular cataract extraction |
| Phaco | phacoemulsification |
| Phaco/ACIOL or Phaco/PCIOL | phaco with anterior chamber intraocular lens or posterior chamber intraocular lens |
| Cornea | |
| PKP | penetrating keratoplasty |
| LASIK | laser in situ keratomileusis, also laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| LASEK | laser epithelial keratomileusis |
| PRK | photorefractive keratectomy |
| DALK | deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty |
| DLK | diffuse lamellar keratitis |
| Glaucoma | |
| ALT | argon laser trabeculoplasty |
| SLT | selective laser trabeculoplasty |
| LI/LPI | laser iridotomy/laser peripheral iridotomy |
| CPC | cyclophotocoagulation |
| Trab | trabeculectomy |
| Cryo | cryotherapy |
| AVx | anterior vitrectomy |
| Retina | |
| PRP | pan-retinal photocoagulation |
| Focal | focal laser photocoagulation |
| PDT | photodynamic therapy |
| PPV/Vx | pars plana vitrectomy/vitrectomy |
| MP/Mx | membrane peel/membranectomy |
| SB | scleral buckle |
| Drops/Meds Dilators (red top) | |
| M1 | Mydriacyl (tropicamide) 1% |
| N2.5/N10 | Neo-Synephrine (phenylephrine) 2.5% or 10% |
| CM | Cyclomydril (for peds patients) |
| C1 | Cyclogyl (cyclopentolate) 1% |
| HA | homatropine |
| A1% | atropine 1% |
| AT, PFAT | artificial tears, preservative-free artificial tears |
| WC/LS | warm compresses/lid scrubs |
OTHERS
| CL/SCL/HCL | contact lens/ soft contact lens/ Hard contact lens |
| © 2008 Bryan Kim, MD. University of Illinois at Chicago | |