| A | B |
|---|
| K | keratometry readings |
| L | lensometer |
| M | manifest refraction |
| NV | near vision |
| NVW | near vision wear (glasses worn by patient) |
| R | retinoscopic findings |
| Rx | prescription (for glasses) |
| T | tension (intraocular pressure) |
| Ta | tension by applanation |
| Ts | tension by Schiotz tonometry |
| V | bisual acuity |
| W | wear (glasses worn by patient) |
| a | before |
| A | applanation tension |
| A 1 | aptopine 1% |
| AA | amplitude of accommodation |
| AACG | acute angle-closure glaucoma |
| AAMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| AAOOR | acute annular occult outer retinopathy |
| Ab | antibodies |
| ABK | aphakic bullous keratopathy |
| a.c. | before meals (ante cibum) |
| AC | anterior chamber |
| ACA | anterior berebral artery |
| AC/A | accommodative convergence/ accommodation ratio |
| acc | accommodation, accommodative |
| ACC | anterior central curve |
| ACG | angle-closure glaucoma |
| ACIOL | anterior changer intraocular lens |
| ACLS | advanced cardia life support |
| ACRA | acetyl choline receptor antibody |
| ACT | alternate cover test |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| AD | autosomal dominant |
| add | added power for near vision |
| ad. lib. | as desired (ad libitum) |
| ADV | adenovirus |
| AEL | axial eye length |
| AFB | acid-fast bacillus |
| AFE | air-fluid exchange |
| AFX | air-fluid exchange |
| AFGE | air fluid gas exchange |
| AGIS | Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study |
| AGR | acute graft rejection |
| AHF | anterior hyaloid face |
| AHM | anterior hyaloid membrane |
| AI | auto-immune |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIM | acute idopathic maculopathy |
| AION | anterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
| AK | actinic keratosis, astigmatic keratotomy |
| aka | also known as |
| AL | axial length |
| ALC | anterior lacrimal crest |
| ALK | automated lamellar keratoplasty |
| ALL | acute lymphocyctic leukemia |
| ALT | argon laser trabeculoplasty |
| AMD | advanced macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| AMPPE | acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy |
| ANA | antinuclear antiboties test |
| AO | American Optical |
| AO-HRR | American Optical Hardy-Rand-Rittler color vision plates |
| AODM | adult onset diabetes mellitus |
| APCT | alternate prism + cover test |
| APD | afferent pupillary defect |
| APK | aphakic bullous keratopathy |
| APMPPE | acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy |
| Appl | applantion tension |
| AR | autosomal recessive |
| ARAM | acquired retinal arterial macroaneurysm |
| ARC | abnormal retinal correspondence AIDS-related complex |
| ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| ArF | argon fluoride (laser) |
| ARG | angle recession glaucoma |
| ARM | age-related maculopathy |
| ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| ARN | acute retinal necrosis |
| ARNS | atropine retinoscopy |
| ASA | aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| asb. | apostib |
| ASC | anterior subcapsular cataract |
| ASCVD | atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASO4 | atropine (as the sulfate) |
| AT | applanation tonometry |
| A-T | ataxia telangiectasia |
| ATR | against-the-rule (astigmatism) |
| A-V | arterio-venous |
| AVM | arterio-venous malformation |
| AZOOR | acute zonal occult outer retinopathy |
| B | betaxolol, Betoptic, bilaterial (+ EOM name) |
| BAK | benzalkonium chloride |
| BAO | branch artery occlusion |
| BARN | bilateral acute retinal necrosis |
| BBB | blood brain barrier , bundle branch (heart) block |
| BC | base curve |
| BCBS | Blue Cross-Blue Shield |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| BCVA | best corrected visual acuity |
| BD | base-down prism |
| BDR | background diabetic retinopathy |
| BEB | benign essential blepharospasm |
| BF | black female |
| BFP | binocular fixation pattern |
| BI | base-in prism |
| b.i.d. | twice a day (bis in die) |
| bil | bilateral |
| BIO | binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy |
| BM | black male, bowel movement |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate, bilateral medial rectus recession |
| BO | base-out prism |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BRA | branch retinal artery |
| BRAO | branch retinal artery occlusion |
| BRV | branch retinal vein |
| BRVO | branch retinal veir occlusion |
| BS | blind spot |
| BSC | bandage soft contact lens |
| BSCVA | best spectacle-corrected visual acuity |
| BSS | balanced salt solution |
| BSV | binocular single vision |
| BTX | botulinum toxin |
| BU | base-up prism |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen level |
| BUT | breakup time (of tear film) |
| BUVA | best uncorrected visual acuity |
| BVA | best-corrected visual acuity |
| BVO | branch vein occulsion |
| Bx | biospy |
| c | with (cum) |
| C | centigrade, crainal nerve, cycloplegic |
| C 1 | cyclopentolate (Cyclogyl) 1% eyedrops |
| C3F3 | perfluoropropance |
| Ca | calcium |
| CA | carcinoma, cancer, corneal abrasion |
| CAB | cellulose acetate butyrate |
| CACG | chronic angle-closure glaucoma |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CAG | closed angle glaucoma |
| CAI | cabonic anhydrase inhibitor |
| cat. | cataract |
| cat. ext. | cataract extraction |
| Cat-Trab | conbimed cataract-trabeculectomy |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography |
| CBB | cilliary body bend |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| cc | cubic centimeter , with correction (cum correctio) |
| CC | chief complaint |
| CCF | carodit-cavernous (sinus) fistula |
| CCT | computed coronal tomography |
| CCTV | closed circuit TV (magnifier) |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| cd | candela |
| C/D | cup-to-disc ratio |
| CE | cataract extraction |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| CEBMD | ocrneal epithelial basement membrance dystrophy |
| CF | confrontation field, counts fingers |
| C&F | cell and flare |
| CFFF | critical flicker fusion frequency |
| CG | ciliary ganglion |
| CHED | congential hereditary endothelial dystrophy |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CICU | cardiac intensive care unit |
| CIE | Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage |
| CIN | comecongunctival intrapithelial neoplasia |
| CIOM | closed intraocular microsurgery |
| CJD | Creutzfeld-Jakob disease |
| CL | contact lens |
| CLEK | collaborative longitudinal evaluation of keratonconus |
| CLPC | contact lens papillary conjunctivitis |
| cm | centimeter |
| CME | cystoid macular edema |
| CMI | cell mediated immune response, cytomegalic inclusion disease |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| CN | cranial nerve |
| CN2 | 2nd cranial nerve (optic) |
| CN3 | 3rd cranial nerve (oculomotor) |
| CN4 | 4th cranial nerve (trochlear) |
| CN5 | 5th cranial nerve (trigeminal) |
| CN6 | 6th cranial nerve (abducens) |
| CNAG | chronic narrow-angle glaucoma |
| CNDO | cogential nasolacrimal duct obstruction |
| CNPU | culture negative peripheral ulcer |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CNV | choroidal neovascularization |
| CNVM | choroidal neovascular membrance |
| c/o | complains of |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COAD | chronic obstructive airway disease |
| COAG | chronic open-angle glaucoma |
| COLD | chronic obstructive lung disease |
| COMA | congential oculomotor apraxia |
| conj | conjunctive, conjunctival |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| COWS | cold opposite, ware same |
| CPC | central posterior curve; clinico-pathologic conference; cyclophotocoagulation |
| CPEO | chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia |
| CPK | creatinine phosphokinase (lab test) |
| CPR | cardio-pulmonary resuscitation |
| CRA | central retinal artery |
| CRAO | central retinal artery occlusion |
| CrCl | creatinine clearance |
| CRF | chronic renal failure; corticotrophin releasing factor |
| CRV | central retinal vein |
| CRVO | central retinal vein occlusion |
| C+S | culture and sensitivity |
| CSC | central serous choroidopathy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CSM | central, steady and maintained fixation |
| CSME | clinically significant macula edema |
| CSNB | congential stationary right blindness |
| CSR | central serous (chorio)retinopathy |
| CSUM | central, steady, unmaintained fixation |
| CT | computer tomography; cover test |
| CTA | computerized tomographic angiography |
| CTD | connective tissue disease |
| CUSUM | central, unsteady, unmaintained fixation |
| CV | color vision |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident; stroke |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| CVOS | Central Vein Occlusion Study |
| cyl | cylinder |
| Cx | cylinder (indiopters, axis (in derees) |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
