Commonly Used OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS

1 COMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONSC ommonly Used OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS Alphabetical A POCKET GUIDE FOR RESIDENTS Compiled by: Bryan Kim, MDListed as one of America s Best Hospitals for Ophthalmologyby & World ReportIllinois Eye and Ear Infi rmaryUIC Department of OPHTHALMOLOGY & Visual SciencesCOMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONSEDUCATION 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 and board scores are rarely lower than the 95th percentile.

2 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 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 annual schedule of continuing medical education courses for practicing ophthalmologists focuses on the treatment of difficult and complex cases.

3 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. COPYRIGHT BRYAN KIM, MD 2008 University of Illinois at ChicagoA/C or ACanterior chamberAnterior chamberA1%atropine 1%Dilators (red top); Drops/MedsACC anterior cortical changes/cataractLens: Diagnoses/findingsACGangle closure glaucomaGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsACIOL anterior chamber intraocular lensLensAdd amount of plus reading power (for bifocal/progres-sives)RefractionAION anterior ischemic optic neuropathyNerve/Neuro: Diagno-ses/findingsA LTargon laser trabeculoplastyGlaucoma: Procedures/Lasers macular degen-erationRetina: Diagnoses/findingsAPD, RAPD afferent papillary defect, relative afferent papillary de-fect (I prefer APD because I am not sure if the relative is really needed)APD by reverse testing/con-sensual responseExternalARxautorefractionRefract ionAT, PFAT artificial tears, preservative-free artificial tearsDrops/MedsAVanterior vitreousAVx anterior vitrectomyGlaucoma.

4 Procedures/Lasers axis[+/- number sphere] + [number cylinder] x [0-180 axis]RefractionBCVA best corrected visual acuityExamCOMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONSUIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCESBDR background diabetic retinopathyRetina: Diagnoses/findingsBK band keratopathyCornea: Diagnoses/findingsBRAO branch retinal artery occlusionRetina: Diagnoses/findingsBRVO branch retinal vein occlusionRetina: Diagnoses/findingsC/D cup/disc ratioFundus examC/Fcell/flare (graded 1+ to 4+)Anterior chamberC/S conjunctiva/scleraSlit lamp examC1 Cyclogyl (cyclopentolate) 1%Dilators (red top); Drops/MedsCB ciliary bodyAnatomyCBB ciliary body bandGonioscopycc with refractive correctionExamCCT/Pachy central corneal thickness/pachymetryCE cataract extractionCF @ XX ft counts fingers (specify distance)ExamCL/SCL/HCL contact lens/soft ../Hard ..OtherCM Cyclomydril (for peds patients)Dilators (red top).

5 Drops/MedsCME cystoid macular edemaRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCNV choroidal neovascularizationRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCNVM choroidal neovascular membraneRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCOAG chronic open angle glaucomaGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsCPC cyclophotocoagulationGlaucoma: Procedures/Lasers central retinal artery occlusionRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCRVO central retinal vein occlusionRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCRx cycloplegic refractionRefractionCryo cryotherapyGlaucoma: Procedures/Lasers central serous chorioretin-opathyRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCSM central, steady, maintainedExamCSME clinically significant macular edema (for diabetes)Retina: Diagnoses/findingsCVF confrontation visual fieldsExternalCWS cotton wool spotRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCyl cylinderRefractionD&Qdeep and quietAnterior chamberD/M/V/P disc/macula/vessels/peripheryFundus examDALK deep anterior lamellar ker-atoplastyCornea : Procedures/Lasers dot blot heme (hemorrhage)Retina: Diagnoses/findingsDF Descemet s foldCornea: Diagnoses/find-ingsDFE dilated fundus examFundus examDilators (red top)Drops/MedsDLKdiffuse lamellar keratitisCornea : Procedures/Lasers (T) intermittent esotropiaAlignmentE esophoriaAlignmentECCE extracapsular cataract extractionProcedures/Lasers epithelial defectCornea: Diagnoses/find-ingsEKC epidemic keratoconjunctivitisCornea: Diagnoses/find-ingsEOG electrooculogramTestsEOM extraocular muscles/movementERG electroretinogramTestsCOMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONSUIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCESERM epiretinal membraneRetina.

6 Diagnoses/findingsET esotropiaAlignmentF+F fixes and followsExamFANG fluorescein angiographyTestsFocal focal laser photocoagulationRetina: Procedures/Lasers Giant cell arteritisNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsGVF Goldmann visual fieldTestsHA homatropineDilators (red top); Drops/MedsHM @ XX ft hand motion (specify dis-tance)ExamHoT hypotropia (add an apostrophe to indi-cate at near eg. ET means esotropia at near)AlignmentHT hypertropiaAlignmentHVF Humphrey visual field (usu-ally 30-2; need to specify if 10-2 or red target, etc)TestsI irisIrisICCE intracapsular cataract extrac-tionProcedures/Lasers interstitial keratitisCornea: Diagnoses/findingsIO inferior obliqueAnatomyION ischemic optic neuropathyNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsIOP intraocular pressureExternalIR inferiorAnatomyIRMA intraretinal microvascular anomaliesRetina: Diagnoses/findingsJOAG juvenile open angle glau-comaGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsKcorneaslit lamp examKC or KCN keratoconusCornea: Diagnoses/findingsKCS keratoconjunctivitis siccaCornea: Diagnoses/findingsKP keratic precipitateCornea: Diagnoses/findingsLlensLensL/Llids/lashe sSlit lamp examLag lid lagExternalLASEK laser epithelial keratomileusisCornea : Procedures/Lasers in situ keratomileusis, also laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Hofstetter)Cornea : Procedures/Lasers Leber s congenital amaurosisNerve/Neuro.

7 Diagnoses/findingsLF levator functionExternalLHON Leber s hereditary optic neuropathyNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsLI/LPI laser iridotomy/laser pe-ripheral iridotomyGlaucoma: Procedures/Lasers c projection light perception with projec-tionExamLP s projection light perception without projectionExamLP light perceptionExamLR lateral rectusAnatomyM1 Mydriacyl (tropicamide) 1%Dilators (red top); Drops/MedsMG myasthenia gravisNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsMGD meibomian gland dysfunctionLids: Diagnoses/findingsMGP meibomian gland pluggingLids: Diagnoses/findingsMP/Mx membrane peel/mem-branectomyRetina: Procedures/Lasers OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONSUIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCESMR medial rectusAnatomyMRD1 margin to reflex distance 1 ExternalMRD2 margin to reflex distance 2 ExternalMRx manifest refractionRefractionMS multiple sclerosisNerve/Neuro: Neo-Synephrine (phenyleph-rine) or 10%Dilators (red top).

8 Drops/MedsNAION nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathyNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsNI no improvementExamNLP no light perceptionExamNPDR non-proliferative diabetic retinopathyRetina: Diagnoses/findingsNRx near refractionRefractionNS nuclear sclerosisLens: Diagnoses/findingsNTG/LTGnormal/low tension glau-comaGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsNVA neovascularization of the angleGonioscopyNVD neovascularization of the discRetina: Diagnoses/findingsNVE neovascularization elsewhereRetina: Diagnoses/findingsNVG neovascular glaucomaGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsNVIneovascularization of the irisIrisOCT NFL OCT of nerve fiber layer (optic nerve evaluation)TestsOCT optical coherence tomog-raphyTestsOD right eyeAnatomyOHT ocular hypertensionGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsOS left eyeAnatomyOU both eyesAnatomyPAS peripheral anterior synechiaeGonioscopyPBK pseudophakic bullous ker-atopathyCornea: Diagnoses/findingsPCC posterior cortical changesLens: Diagnoses/findingsPCIOL posterior chamberLensPCO posterior capsular opacity (post-cataract patients)Lens: Diagnoses/findingsPD pupillary distance or prism diopterRefractionPDR proliferative diabetic retin-opathyRetina: Diagnoses/findingsPDT photodynamic therapyRetina: Procedures/Lasers punctate epithelial erosionCornea: Diagnoses/findingsPEK punctate epithelial keratopa-thy/keratitis ORphoto-electronic kerato-scope (Hofstetter)Cornea.

9 Diagnoses/findingsPF palpebral fissureExternalPH pinhole visual acuityExamPhaco/ACIOL or Phaco/PCIOL phaco with anterior chamber intraocular lens or posterior chamber intraocu-lar lensProcedures/Lasers phacoemulsificationProcedures/Lasers pinhole no improvementExamPION posterior ischemic optic neuropathyNerve/Neuro: Diagno-ses/findingsPK penetrating keratoplastyCornea: Diagnoses/find-ingsPKP penetrating keratoplastyCornea : Procedures/Lasers primary open angle glau-coma/open angle glaucomaGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsPOHS presumed ocular histoplas-mosisRetina: Diagnoses/findingsCOMMON OPHTHALMOLOGY ABBREVIATIONSUIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCESPPA peripapillary atrophyNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsPPV/Vx pars plana vitrectomy/vitrec-tomyRetina: Procedures/Lasers keratectomyCornea : Procedures/Lasers pan-retinal photocoagulationRetina: Procedures/Lasers posterior synechiae (desig-nate location/clock hours)IrisPSC posterior subcapsular cataractLens: Diagnoses/findingsPVD posterior vitreous detach-mentRetina: Diagnoses/findingsPXE pseudoxanthoma elasticumNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsPXF pseudoexfoliationGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsR/R round/reactiveIrisR retinoscopyRefractionRc cycloplegic retinoscopyRefractionRD retinal detachmentRetina: Diagnoses/findingsRP retinitis pigmentosaRetina: Diagnoses/findingsRPE retinal pigment epitheliumfundus examSB scleral buckleRetina: Procedures/Lasers without refractive correctionExamSL Schwalbe s lineGonioscopySLEslit lamp examSlit lamp examSLK superior limbic keratocon-junctivitisCornea: Diagnoses/findingsSLT selective laser trabeculo-plastyGlaucoma: Procedures/Lasers superior obliqueAnatomySOAG secondary open angle glaucomaGlaucoma.

10 Diagnoses/findingsSph sphereRefractionSPK superficial punctate ker-atopathy/keratitisCornea: Diagnoses/findingsSR superior rectusAnatomySRNV subretinal neovascularizationRetina: Diagnoses/findingsSRNVM subretinal neovascular membraneRetina: Diagnoses/findingsSS scleral spurGonioscopyTtonometryTonometryTaappla nation (Goldmann) tonometryTonometryTM trabecular meshworkGonioscopyTON traumatic optic neuropathyNerve/Neuro: Diagnoses/findingsTp pneumotonometertonometryTrab trabeculectomyGlaucoma: Procedures/Lasers tractional detachmentRetina: Diagnoses/findingsUDFE undilated fundus examfundus examUGH uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndromeGlaucoma: Diagnoses/findingsVa visual acuityExamVF visual fieldTestsVH vitreous hemorrhageRetina: Diagnoses/findingsVMT vitreomacular tractionRetina: Diagnoses/findingsWC/LS warm compresses/lid scrubsDrops/MedsWRx wearing Rx (currently worn eyeglass/contact lens pre-scription)RefractionX(T) intermittent exotropiaAlignmentX exophoriaAlignmentXT exotropiaAlignment prism diopterRefractionUIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES