Ophthalmic Scribe Abbreviations

AC

Anterior chamber

AMD

Age-related macular Degeneration

APD

(relative) Afferent Pupillary Defect

ARx

Autorefraction

ASC

Ambulatory Surgery Center

BID

Twice a day

C/D

Cup to Disc Ratio

cc

With Correction

CF

Counting fingers

CL

Contact lens

CME

Cystoid Macular Edema

D

Diopter

DES

Dry Eye Syndrome

DFE

Dilated fundus exam

DM

Diabetes Mellitus

DME

Diabetic Macular Edema

f/u

follow up

FHx

Family history

gtt

drop

GVF

Goldmann Visual Field

h/o

History of (used for traumas, accidents… etc)

HM

Hand Motion

HVF

Humphrey Visual Field

Hx

History

IN

Inferonasal

IOL

Intraocular lens

IOP

Intraocular pressure

IT

Inferotemporal

IVA

Intravitreal Avastin

IVE

Intravitreal Eylea

LP

Light preception

MRx

Manifest Refraction

NI

No improvement

NKDA

No known drug allergy

NLP

No light perception

NS

Nuclear Sclerosis (cataract)

OCT

Optical coherence tomography

OD

right eye

OR

operating room

OS

Left eye

OU

Both eyes

PCIOL

Posterior chamber intraocular lens

PEE

Punctate epithelial erosions

PEK

Punctate epithelia keratopathy

PF

Pred forte (prednisolone acetate)

PFAT

Preservative-free artificial tears

PH

pinhole

PO

by mouth

POAG

Primary open-angle glaucoma

POD

Postoperative day

POM

Postoperative month

POV

Postoperative visit

POW

Postoperative week

PSC

Posterior subcapsular cataract

PVD

Posterior vitreous detachment

q#hr

once every # hr

q#weeks

Once every # weeks

QAM

Once every morning

QD

Once a day

qhs

At bedtime

QID

Four times a day

QOD

Once every other day

r/b/a

Risks/benefits/alternatives

RD

retinal detachment

ROS

Review of systems

RTC

Return to clinic

s/p

Status post (list for procedures)

sc

Without correction

SN

Superonasal

SSRD

Signs and symptoms of retinal detachments (counseling abbreviation for PVD, RD, HST)

ST

Superotemporal

TID

Three times a day

VA

Visual acuity