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Wednesday, 15 July 2026

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Anatomical and Baseline Eye Terms

OD : Oculus Dexter

OS : Oculus Sinister

OU : Oculus Uterque

AC : Anterior Chamber

PC : Posterior Chamber

ON : Optic Nerve

ONH : Optic Nerve Head

RNFL : Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer

RPE : Retinal Pigment Epithelium

EOM : Extraocular Muscles

Vision, Refraction and Lenses

VA : Visual Acuity

BCVA : Best Corrected Visual Acuity

sc : sine correctione

cc : cum correctione

PH : Pinhole

MR / MRx : Manifest Refraction

CR / CRx : Cycloplegic Refraction

D : Diopter

DS : Diopters Sphere

DC : Diopters Cylinder

PD : Pupillary Distance

BVD : Back Vertex Distance

gl : Glasses

CL : Contact Lens

CTL : Contact Lens

RGP : Rigid Gas Permeable

BSCL : Bandage Soft Contact Lens

Clinical Exam Findings and Testing

IOP : Intraocular Pressure

SLE : Slit Lamp Examination

DFE : Dilated Fundus Examination

CVF : Confrontation Visual Fields

HVF : Humphrey Visual Field

GVF : Goldmann Visual Field

OCT : Optical Coherence Tomography

BIO : Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy

PERRLA : Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation

RAPD : Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

C/D : Cup-to-Disc Ratio

CDR : Cup-to-Disc Ratio

DD : Disc Diameters

CF : Count Fingers

HM : Hand Motion

LP : Light Perception

NLP : No Light Perception

Common Eye Conditions and Diseases

AMD : Age-Related Macular Degeneration

ARMD : Age-Related Macular Degeneration

DR : Diabetic Retinopathy

NPDR : Non-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

PDR : Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

DME : Diabetic Macular Edema

POAG : Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

PACG : Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma

NTG : Normal-Tension Glaucoma

RD : Retinal Detachment

PVD : Posterior Vitreous Detachment

CRAO : Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

CRVO : Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

BRAO : Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion

BRVO : Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

DES : Dry Eye Syndrome

DED : Dry Eye Disease

MGD : Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

SPK : Superficial Punctate Keratopathy

PEE : Punctate Epithelial Erosion

EKC : Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis

KC : Keratoconus

ERM : Epiretinal Membrane

CME : Cystoid Macular Edema

CNV : Choroidal Neovascularization

AION : Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

GCA : Giant Cell Arteritis

SCH : Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

Binocular Vision, Strabismus and Motility

AC/A : Accommodative Convergence / Accommodation Ratio

NPC : Near Point of Convergence

BSV : Binocular Single Vision

E : Esophoria

ET : Esotropia

X : Exophoria

XT : Exotropia

HT : Hypertropia

DVD : Dissociated Vertical Divergence

Surgical Procedures and Treatments

CE/IOL : Cataract Extraction with Intraocular Lens Implant

PCIOL : Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens

ACIOL : Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens

PCO : Posterior Capsule Opacity

LASIK : Laser In Situ Keratomileusis

PRK : Photorefractive Keratectomy

PK : Penetrating Keratoplasty

PKP : Penetrating Keratoplasty

DSEK : Descemet's Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty

DSAEK : Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

PPV : Pars Plana Vitrectomy

PRP : Panretinal Photocoagulation

LPI : Laser Peripheral Iridotomy

ALT : Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty

SLT : Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty

DCR : Dacryocystorhinostomy

SB : Scleral Buckle

PFATs : Preservative-Free Artificial Tears

DOV- Diminution of Vision

H/O- History of

MSC- Mature Senile Cataract 

IMSC- Inmature Senile Cataract

HMSC- Hyper Mature Senile Cataract

VR- Vitro Retinal

K/c/o- Known Case of

RRR- Round Regular Reactive

RAPD- Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

LLL- Left Lower Lid

C/o- Complain of

LE- Left Eye

RE- Right Eye

BE- Both Eye

IOP- Intra Ocular Pressure

ROP- Retinopathy of prematurity

IOL- Intra-Ocular Lens

SLE- Slit- Lamp Examination

HTN- Hyper Tension 

PCIOL- Posterior Champer Intra- Ocular Lens

NCP- Normal Color Present

RNFL- Retinal Nerve fiber Layer

ACIOL- Anterior Chamber Intra- Ocular Lens 

RD- Retinal Detachement

DCR- Dacryocystitis

NCT- Non-Contact Tonometer

AR- Auto-Refractometer

FFA- Fundus Fluorescein Angiography

LA- Local Anaesthesia

GA- General Anathesia

TA- Topical Anaethesia

GVP- Guide Vitrous Process

SICS- Small Incision Cataract Surgery

MICS- Micro Incision Cataract Surgery

OD- Omni Die (One time in a day)

BD- Bis in Die two times in a day

TDS- Three time in a day

HS- Bed time

SOS- Necessary