Commonly Used OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

UIC Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Listed as one of America's Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology by U.S.News & World Report

Commonly Used

Ophthalmology Abbreviations Alphabetical

A POCKET GUIDE FOR RESIDENTS Compiled by: Bryan Kim, MD

education The Department of Ophthalmology accepts six residents to its program each year, making it one of nation's largest programs. We are also one of the most competitive with well over 600 applicants annually, of whom 84 are granted interviews. Our selection standards are among the highest. Our incoming residents graduated from prestigious medical schools including Brown, Northwestern, MIT, Cornell, University of Michigan, and University of Southern California. GPA's are typically 4.0 and board scores are rarely lower than the 95th percentile. Most applicants have research experience. In recent years our residents have gone on to prestigious fellowships at UC Davis, University of Chicago, Northwestern, University of Iowa, Oregon Health Sciences University, Bascom Palmer, Duke, UCSF, Emory, Wilmer Eye Institute, and UCLA. Our tradition of excellence in ophthalmologic education is reflected in the leadership positions held by our alumni, who serve as chairs of ophthalmology departments, the dean of a leading medical school, and the director of the National Eye Institute. We continue to train the best and the brightest to become leaders in ophthalmology.

Our fellowship programs in six subspecialties are also highly sought after. Our fellows recently have accepted positions at Duke, Northwestern, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Boston Medical Center, along with other prestigious academic and private practice groups.

Our annual schedule of continuing medical education courses for practicing ophthalmologists focuses on the treatment of difficult and complex cases. Our annual Illinois Eye Review is a week-long, learner-centered program providing participants with factual, conceptual and applied courses taught by faculty selected for their outstanding contributions to the teaching and practice of ophthalmology. The Illinois Eye Review stands apart from other comprehensive ophthalmology reviews by offering a menu of courses that allows participants to build a program around their individual needs and learning styles.

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COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

A/C or AC A1% ACC ACG ACIOL

Add

AION ALT AMD/ ARMD

APD, RAPD

ARx AT, PFAT AV AVx

Ax

BCVA

anterior chamber

atropine 1%

anterior cortical changes/ cataract

angle closure glaucoma

anterior chamber intraocular lens amount of plus reading power (for bifocal/progressives) anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

argon laser trabeculoplasty

age-related macular degeneration afferent papillary defect, relative afferent papillary defect (I prefer APD because I am not sure if the "relative" is really needed) APD by reverse testing/consensual response autorefraction artificial tears, preservativefree artificial tears anterior vitreous

anterior vitrectomy

axis [+/- number sphere] + [number cylinder] x [0-180 axis] best corrected visual acuity

Anterior chamber Dilators (red top); Drops/Meds Lens: Diagnoses/findings Glaucoma: Diagnoses/ findings Lens

Refraction Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings Glaucoma: Procedures/ Lasers etc. Retina: Diagnoses/findings

External

Refraction Drops/Meds

Glaucoma: Procedures/ Lasers etc.

Refraction

Exam

BDR

BK

BRAO BRVO C/D C/F C/S C1 CB CBB cc CCT/Pachy CE CF @ XX ft CL/SCL/ HCL CM CME CNV CNVM

COAG

CPC

CRAO CRVO

background diabetic retinopathy

band keratopathy

branch retinal artery occlusion branch retinal vein occlusion cup/disc ratio cell/flare (graded 1+ to 4+) conjunctiva/sclera

Cyclogyl (cyclopentolate) 1%

ciliary body ciliary body band with refractive correction central corneal thickness/ pachymetry cataract extraction counts fingers (specify distance)

contact lens/soft ..../Hard ....

Cyclomydril (for peds patients) cystoid macular edema choroidal neovascularization choroidal neovascular membrane

chronic open angle glaucoma

cyclophotocoagulation

central retinal artery occlusion central retinal vein occlusion

Retina: Diagnoses/findings Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings Retina: Diagnoses/findings Retina: Diagnoses/findings Fundus exam Anterior chamber Slit lamp exam Dilators (red top); Drops/Meds Anatomy Gonioscopy Exam

Exam

Other Dilators (red top); Drops/Meds Retina: Diagnoses/findings Retina: Diagnoses/findings Retina: Diagnoses/findings Glaucoma: Diagnoses/ findings Glaucoma: Procedures/ Lasers etc. Retina: Diagnoses/findings Retina: Diagnoses/findings

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COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

CRx Cryo

CSCR CSM CSME CVF CWS Cyl D&Q D/M/V/P DALK DBH DF DFE Dilators (red top) DLK E(T) E ECCE

ED

EKC EOG EOM ERG

cycloplegic refraction

cryotherapy

central serous chorioretinopathy central, steady, maintained clinically significant macular edema (for diabetes) confrontation visual fields cotton wool spot cylinder deep and quiet disc/macula/vessels/periphery deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty dot blot heme (hemorrhage)

Descemet's fold

dilated fundus exam

Refraction Glaucoma: Procedures/ Lasers etc.

Retina: Diagnoses/findings

Exam

Retina: Diagnoses/findings

External Retina: Diagnoses/findings Refraction Anterior chamber Fundus exam Cornea : Procedures/ Lasers etc. Retina: Diagnoses/findings Cornea: Diagnoses/findings Fundus exam

Drops/Meds

diffuse lamellar keratitis

intermittent esotropia esophoria extracapsular cataract extraction

epithelial defect

epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

electrooculogram extraocular muscles/ movement electroretinogram

Cornea : Procedures/ Lasers etc. Alignment Alignment

Procedures/Lasers etc.

Cornea: Diagnoses/findings Cornea: Diagnoses/findings Tests

Tests

ERM ET F+F FANG

Focal

epiretinal membrane esotropia fixes and follows fluorescein angiography

focal laser photocoagulation

GCA

Giant cell arteritis

GVF

Goldmann visual field

HA

homatropine

HM @ XX ft

HoT

HT HVF I ICCE

hand motion (specify distance)

hypotropia (add an apostrophe to indicate at near ? eg. ET' means esotropia at near)

hypertropia

Humphrey visual field (usually 30-2; need to specify if 10-2 or red target, etc)

iris

intracapsular cataract extraction

IK

interstitial keratitis

IO

inferior oblique

ION

ischemic optic neuropathy

IOP

intraocular pressure

IR

inferior

IRMA

intraretinal microvascular anomalies

JOAG

juvenile open angle glaucoma

K

cornea

UIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES

Retina: Diagnoses/findings Alignment Exam Tests Retina: Procedures/ Lasers etc. Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings Tests Dilators (red top); Drops/Meds

Exam

Alignment

Alignment

Tests

Iris

Procedures/Lasers etc.

Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings Anatomy Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings External Anatomy

Retina: Diagnoses/findings

Glaucoma: Diagnoses/ findings slit lamp exam

COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

KC or KCN

KCS

KP L L/L Lag LASEK

LASIK

LCA LF LHON

LI/LPI LP c projection LP s projection LP LR M1

MG MGD MGP MP/Mx

keratoconus

keratoconjunctivitis sicca

keratic precipitate

lens lids/lashes lid lag

laser epithelial keratomileusis

laser in situ keratomileusis, also laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Hofstetter)

Leber's congenital amaurosis

levator function Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy laser iridotomy/laser peripheral iridotomy light perception with projection light perception without projection light perception lateral rectus

Mydriacyl (tropicamide) 1%

myasthenia gravis

meibomian gland dysfunction meibomian gland plugging membrane peel/membranectomy

Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings Lens Slit lamp exam External Cornea : Procedures/ Lasers etc.

Cornea : Procedures/ Lasers etc.

Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings External Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings Glaucoma: Procedures/ Lasers etc.

Exam

Exam

Exam Anatomy Dilators (red top); Drops/Meds Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings Lids: Diagnoses/findings Lids: Diagnoses/findings Retina: Procedures/ Lasers etc.

MR MRD1 MRD2 MRx MS

N2.5/N10

NAION NI NLP NPDR NRx NS NTG/LTG

NVA NVD NVE NVG NVI OCT NFL

OCT OD OHT OS OU PAS

medial rectus margin to reflex distance 1 margin to reflex distance 2 manifest refraction

multiple sclerosis

Neo-Synephrine (phenylephrine) 2.5% or 10% nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy no improvement no light perception non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy near refraction nuclear sclerosis normal/low tension glaucoma neovascularization of the angle neovascularization of the disc neovascularization elsewhere

neovascular glaucoma

neovascularization of the iris OCT of nerve fiber layer (optic nerve evaluation) optical coherence tomography right eye

ocular hypertension

left eye both eyes peripheral anterior synechiae

Anatomy External External Refraction Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings Dilators (red top); Drops/Meds Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings Exam Exam

Retina: Diagnoses/findings

Refraction Lens: Diagnoses/findings Glaucoma: Diagnoses/ findings

Gonioscopy

Retina: Diagnoses/findings Retina: Diagnoses/findings Glaucoma: Diagnoses/ findings Iris

Tests

Tests

Anatomy Glaucoma: Diagnoses/ findings Anatomy Anatomy Gonioscopy

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COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

PBK PCC PCIOL PCO

PD

PDR

PDT

PEE

PEK

PF PH Phaco/ ACIOL or Phaco/ PCIOL Phaco PHNI PION

PK

PKP POAG/ OAG POHS

pseudophakic bullous keratopathy posterior cortical changes posterior chamber posterior capsular opacity (post-cataract patients) pupillary distance or prism diopter proliferative diabetic retinopathy

photodynamic therapy

punctate epithelial erosion

punctate epithelial keratopathy/keratitis OR photo-electronic keratoscope (Hofstetter) palpebral fissure pinhole visual acuity phaco with anterior chamber intraocular lens or posterior chamber intraocular lens phacoemulsification pinhole no improvement posterior ischemic optic neuropathy

penetrating keratoplasty

penetrating keratoplasty

primary open angle glaucoma/open angle glaucoma presumed ocular histoplasmosis

Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings Lens: Diagnoses/findings Lens

Lens: Diagnoses/findings

Refraction

Retina: Diagnoses/findings

Retina: Procedures/ Lasers etc. Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings

Cornea: Diagnoses/ findings

External Exam

Procedures/Lasers etc.

Procedures/Lasers etc. Exam Nerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findings Cornea: Diagnoses/findings Cornea : Procedures/ Lasers etc. Glaucoma: Diagnoses/ findings

Retina: Diagnoses/findings

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