Common Abbreviations in Ophthalmology
- OD = Right eye | OS = Left eye | OU = Both eyes
- VA = Visual Acuity | VAcc = with correction [glasses or contact lenses] | VAsc = without correction
- PH = Pinhole acuity
- PHNI = No Improvement of vision with a pinhole
- Gtt = drop
- Ung = ointment
- EOM = Extraocular Muscles
- IOP = Intraocular Pressure
- CVF = Confrontational Visual Fields
- CF = Count Fingers
- HM = Hand Motion
- DFE = Dilated Fundus Exam | SLE = Slit Lamp Exam | PLE = Pen Light Exam
- RAPD = Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect
- KED = corneal epithelial defect (i.e., abrasion)
- PEE / SPK = corneal punctate epithelial erosions / superficial punctate keratopathy
- FBS = Foreign body sensation
- PFATs = Preservative-Free Artificial Tears
- SCH = Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- DD = Disc Diameters in size
- W&q = Conjunctiva is white and quiet (normal)
- D&q = Anterior chamber is deep and quiet (normal, without inflammation)
- AC = Anterior Chamber
- ON = Optic Nerve | ONH = Optic Nerve Head
- RD = Retinal Detachment
- PVD = Posterior Vitreous Detachment
- DR = Diabetic Retinopathy | NPDR: Nonproliferative DR | PDR: Proliferative DR
- CNV = Choroidal Neovascularization
- NVI = Neovascularization of the Iris | NVA = Neovascularization of the Angle | NVD = Neovascularization of the optic Disc | NVE = Neovascularization elsewhere (usually peripheral retina)
- CE/IOL = Cataract Extraction with IntraOcular Lens insertion (i.e., cataract surgery)
- IV = Intravitreal (as usually in “IV injection”)
