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Commonly Used Ophthalmology Abbreviations by Category

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

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OU both education The Department of Ophthalmology accepts six residents OD right eye to its program each year, making it one of nation’s largest programs. We are OS left eye also one of the most competitive with well over 600 applicants annually, of IO inferior oblique whom 84 are granted interviews. Our selection standards are among the SO superior oblique highest. Our incoming residents graduated from prestigious medical schools MR medial rectus including Brown, Northwestern, MIT, Cornell, University of Michigan, and SR superior rectus University of Southern California. GPA’s are typically 4.0 and board scores LR lateral rectus are rarely lower than the 95th percentile. Most applicants have research IR inferior experience. In recent years our residents have gone on to prestigious CB fellowships at UC Davis, University of Chicago, Northwestern, University of Iowa, Oregon Health Sciences University, Bascom Palmer, Duke, UCSF, Exam Emory, Wilmer Eye Institute, and UCLA. Our tradition of excellence in ophthalmologic education is reflected in the leadership positions held by Va our alumni, who serve as chairs of ophthalmology departments, the dean cc with refractive correction of a leading medical school, and the director of the National Eye Institute. sc without refractive correction We continue to train the best and the brightest to become leaders in PH pinhole visual acuity ophthalmology. phni pinhole no improvement NI no improvement CF @ XX ft counts fingers (specify distance) Our fellowship programs in six subspecialties are also highly sought after. HM @ XX ft hand motion (specify distance) Our fellows recently have accepted positions at Duke, Northwestern, LP light perception University of Texas at San Antonio, and Boston Medical Center, along with LP c projection light perception with projection other prestigious academic and private practice groups. LP s projection light perception without projection NLP no light perception Our annual schedule of continuing medical education courses for practicing CSM central, steady, maintained ophthalmologists focuses on the treatment of difficult and complex cases. F+F fixes and follows Our annual Illinois Eye Review is a week-long, learner-centered program BCVA best corrected visual acuity providing participants with factual, conceptual and applied courses taught by faculty selected for their outstanding contributions to the teaching and Refraction 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 WRx wearing Rx (currently worn eyeglass/contact prescription) ARx autorefraction learning styles. 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 © COPYRIGHT BRYAN KIM, md 2008 Cyl cylinder University of Illinois at Chicago Ax axis [+/- number sphere] + [number cylinder] x [0-180 axis] PD Pupillary distance or prism diopter Δ prism diopter COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

Gonioscopy I R/R round/reactive PS posterior synechiae (designate location/clock hours) CBB ciliary body band NVI neovascularization of the iris SS scleral spur L lens TM ACIOL anterior chamber intraocular lens SL Schwalbe’s line PCIOL posterior chamber PAS peripheral anterior synechiae AV anterior vitreous NVA neovascularization of the angle DFE dilated exam EOM /movement UDFE undilated fundus exam C/D cup/disc ratio Alignment D/M/V/P disc/macula/vessels/periphery RPE retinal pigment epithelium E ET Diagnoses/findings E(T) intermittent esotropia X Lids XT MGD meibomian gland dysfunction X(T) intermittent exotropia MGP meibomian gland plugging HT HoT hypotropia (add an apostrophe to indicate at near – eg. ET’ means PEE punctate epithelial erosion esotropia at near) PEK punctate epithelial keratopathy/ SPK superficial punctate keratopathy/keratitis External SLK superior limbic BK band keratopathy ED epithelial defect MRD1 margin to reflex distance 1 DF Descemet’s fold MRD2 margin to reflex distance 2 KP keratic precipitate LF levator function PK penetrating keratoplasty PF palpebral fissure EKC epidemic keratoconjunctivitis Lag lid lag KCS keratoconjunctivitis sicca APD, RAPD afferent papillary defect, relative afferent papillary defect PBK pseudophakic bullous keratopathy APD by reverse testing/consensual response IK CVF confrontation visual fields KC or KCN IOP intraocular pressure T tonometry Ta applanation (Goldmann) tonometry POAG/OAG primary open angle glaucoma/open angle glaucoma Tp pneumotonometer COAG chronic open angle glaucoma CCT/Pachy central corneal thickness/pachymetry JOAG juvenile open angle glaucoma SLE exam SOAG secondary open angle glaucoma L/L lids/lashes NVG neovascular glaucoma C/S / ACG angle closure glaucoma K cornea NTG/LTG normal/low tension glaucoma A/C or AC anterior chamber OHT D&Q deep and quiet UGH glaucoma syndrome C/F cell/flare (graded 1+ to 4+) PXF pseudoexfoliation

UIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

LCA Leber’s congenital amaurosis Lens GCA Giant cell arteritis ACC anterior cortical changes/ PXE pseudoxanthoma elasticum NS nuclear sclerosis PCC posterior cortical changes Tests PSC posterior subcapsular cataract PCO posterior capsular opacity (post-cataract patients) VF Visual field Humphrey visual field (usually 30-2; need to specify if HVF 10-2 or red target, etc) CWS cotton wool spot GVF Goldmann visual field DBH dot blot heme (hemorrhage) FANG BRVO branch retinal vein occlusion OCT optical coherence tomography CRVO central retinal vein occlusion OCT NFL OCT of nerve fiber layer ( evaluation) BRAO branch retinal artery occlusion ERG electroretinogram CRAO central retinal artery occlusion EOG electrooculogram BDR background diabetic NPDR non-proliferative PDR proliferative diabetic retinopathy Procedures/Lasers etc. PVD posterior vitreous detachment NVD neovascularization of the disc CE cataract extraction NVE neovascularization elsewhere ECCE extracapsular cataract extraction CSME clinically significant (for diabetes) ICCE intracapsular cataract extraction CME cystoid macular edema Phaco IRMA intraretinal microvascular anomalies Phaco/ACIOL ERM phaco with anterior chamber intraocular lens or RD or Phaco/ posterior chamber intraocular lens TRD tractional detachment PCIOL VMT vitreomacular traction VH vitreous hemorrhage AMD/ARMD age-related Cornea CNV choroidal neovascularization PKP penetrating keratoplasty SRNV subretinal neovascularization laser in situ , also laser-assisted in situ LASIK CNVM choroidal neovascular membrane keratomileusis (Hofstetter) SRNVM subretinal neovascular membrane POHS presumed ocular histoplasmosis LASEK laser epithelial keratomileusis CSCR central serous chorioretinopathy PRK photorefractive keratectomy RP pigmentosa DALK deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty DLK diffuse lamellar keratitis Nerve/Neuro PPA peripapillary atrophy Glaucoma ION ischemic ALT argon laser AION anterior ischemic optic neuropathy SLT selective laser trabeculoplasty PION posterior ischemic optic neuropathy LI/LPI laser iridotomy/laser peripheral iridotomy NAION nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy CPC cyclophotocoagulation TON traumatic optic neuropathy Trab MG myasthenia gravis Cryo cryotherapy MS multiple sclerosis AVx anterior LHON Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy

UIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES 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

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CL/SCL/HCL contact lens/ soft contact lens/ Hard contact lens

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