Tier 1 Abbreviations (very common)
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from High Yield Ophthalmic Abbreviations in The Ophthalmic Scribe Manual by Parker J Williams
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AC
Anterior Chamber
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AMD
Age-related Macular Degeneration
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APD
(Relative) Afferent Pupillary Defect
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ARx
Autorefraction
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ASC
Ambulatory Surgery Center
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BID
Twice a Day
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C/D
Cup to Disc Ratio
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cc
with correction
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CF
Counting Fingers
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CL
Contact Lens
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CME
Cystoid Macular Edema
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D
Diopter
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DES
Dry Eye Syndrome
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DFE
Dilated Fundus Exam
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DM
Diabetes Mellitus
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DME
Diabetic Macular Edema
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f/u
Follow up
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FHx
Family History
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gtt
Drop
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GVF
Goldmann Visual Field
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h/o
History of
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HM
Hand Motion
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HVF
Humphrey Visual Field
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Hx
History
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IN
Inferonasal
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IOL
Intraocular Lens
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IOP
Intraocular Pressure
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IT
Inferotemporal
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IVA
Intravitreal Avastin
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IVE
Intravitreal Eylea
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LP
Light Perception
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MRx
Manifest Refraction
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NI
No Improvement
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NKDA
No Known Drug Allergy
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NLP
No Light Perception
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NS
Nuclear Sclerosis (cataract)
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OCT
Optical Coherence Tomography
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OD
Right eye
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OR
Operating Room
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OS
Left Eye
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OU
Both eyes
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PCIOL
Posterior Chamber Intraocular lens
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PEE
Punctate Epithelial Erosions
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PEK
Punctate Epithelial Karatopathy
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PF
Pred Forte (Prednisolone Acetate)
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PFAT
Preservative-free Artificial Tears
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PH
Pin hole
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PO
By mouth
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POAG
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
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POD
Post-operative day
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POM
Post-operative month
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POV
Post-operative Visit
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POW
Post-operative Week
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PSC
Posterior Subcapsular Cataract
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PVD
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
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q#hr
Once every # hrs
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q#weeks
Once every # weeks
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QAM
Once Every Morning
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QD
Once a day
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QHS
at bedtime
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QID
Four times a day
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QOD
Once every other day
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r/b/a
Risks/benefits/alternatives
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RD
Retinal Detachment
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ROS
Review of Systems
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RTC
Return to clinic
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S/P
status post (used for procedures)
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sc
without correction
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SN
Superonasal
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SSRD
Signs and Symptoms of Retinal Detachment
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ST
Superotemporal
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TID
Three times a day
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VA
Visual Acuity
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