optometric
231 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
---|---|---|
OU | oculus utro (both eyes) | |
OZD | Optic zone diameter | |
P | Pharmacy (drug) | |
PD | Pupillary distance | |
PDR | Proliferative diabetic retinopathy | |
PDT | Photodynamic therapy | |
PEARS | Primary Eyecare Acute Referral Scheme | |
PERRLA | Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation | |
PH | Pinhole | |
PK | Penetrating keratoplasy | |
PL | Perception of light | |
PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate | |
POAG | Primary open-angle glaucoma | |
POH | Previous ocular history | |
POM | Prescription-only medicine | |
PPA | Peri-papillary atrophy | |
PPDR | Preproliferative diabetic retinopathy | |
PRA | Pan-retinal ablation | |
PRK | Photorefractive keratectomy | |
prn | When required | |
PRP | Pan-retinal photocoagulation | |
PSCC | Posterior sub-capsular cataract | |
Pt | Patient | |
PVD | Posterior vitreous detachment | |
q | Every (e.g. q2h – every two hours) | |
qds/qid | Four times a day | |
RAPD | Relative afferent pupillary defect | |
RD | Retinal detachment | |
RE | Right eye | |
Ret. | Retinoscopy | |
RGP | Rigid-gas-permeable | |
RHyperT | Right hypertropia | |
RHypoT | Right hypotropia | |
RK | Radial keratotomy | |
RNFL | Retinal nerve fibre layer | |
RP | Retinitis pigmentosa | |
RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium | |
RSOT | Right esotropia | |
Rx | Prescription | |
SCL | Soft contact lens | |
SEAL | Superior epithelial arcuate lesion | |
SiH | Silicone hydrogel | |
SLE | Slit lamp examination | |
SLK | Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis | |
SLM | Slit lamp microscope | |
SPEE | Superficial punctate epithelial erosions | |
SPK | Superficial punctate keratitis | |
Supp. | Suppression | |
Sx | Symptoms | |
T1 diab | Type 1 diabetes |