The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

THE ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL

ABBREVIATIONS

A’s Adenoids

ABK Aphakic bullous keratopathy

AC Air conduction

Anterior chamber

ACG Angle closure glaucoma

ACLO Anterior cortical lens opacity

AF Atrial fibrillation

AgNO3 Silver nitrate

AION Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

AK Astigmatic keratectomy

AKC Atopic keratoconjunctivitis

ALT Argon laser trabeculectomy

AMD Age related macular degeneration

AMPPE Acute multifocal placoid pigment epithlopathy

ANA Antinuclear antibodies

ANCA Anitneutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

AOM Acute otitis media

APD Afferent pupillary defect

ARC Abnormal retinal correspondence

ARMD Age related macula degeneration

ARN Acute retinal necrosis

AU:a.u. Aures unitas/uterque = both ears

Aur Auris=the ear

Aur.dextr Auris dextrae = to right ear

Aur.laev. Auris leav = to left ear

AVR Aortic valve replacement

AWO Antrum washout

AZOOR Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy

BAWO Bilateral antral washout

BC Bone conduction

BCC Basal cell carcinoma

BD Twice daily

BD Base down

BE Both eyes

BERA Brain evoked response audiometry

BIH Benign intracranial hypertension

Bil Bilateral

BINA Bilateral intranasal antrostomy

BINE Bilateral intranasal ethmoidectomy

BINS Bilateral intranasal sphenoidectomy

BIPP Bismuth iodine paraffin pack

BP Blood pressure

BRVO Branch retinal vein occlusion

BSL Blood sugar level

BSM Bilateral suction myringotomy

BU Base up

BV Binocular vision

Bx Biopsy

C with correction (with glasses)

Ca Carcinoma

CABG Coronary artery bypass graft

CAT Cataract

C.A.T. Scan Computerised axial tomography scan

Caut. Cautery

CCF Congestive cardiac failure

CDR Cup disc ratio

CF Count fingers (vision)

CI Cochlear Implant

Cipro Ciprofloxacin

CIN Conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia

CL Contact lens

CLO Cortical lens opacity macular oedema

CMV Cytomegalovirus

CMO Cystoid macular oedema

COAD Chronic obstructive airways disease

C/O Complained of

COAG Chronic open angle glaucoma

Conj. Conjunctivae/Conjunctival

Conv Convergence

CPEO Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia

CRAO Central retinal artery occlusion

CRVO Central retinal vein occlusion

CRF Chronic renal failure

Cryo Cryopexy / Cryotherapy

CS Convergent squint

CSF Cerebrospinal fluid

CSG Chronic simple glaucoma

CSOM Chronic serous otitis media

CSMO Clinically significant macular oedema

CSR Central serous retinopathy

CT Computerised tomography / Cover test

CVA Cerebrovascular accident

C/W Consistent with

Cyl Cylinder

CWS Cotton wool spots

CXR Chest X ray

D Diopter

DAWO Double antrum washout

DCR Dacryocystorhinostomy

DD Disc diameter

DDT Dye disappearance test

DDx Differential diagnosis

Det. Detachment

DINA Double intranasal antrostomy

DINE Double intranasal ethmoidectomy

DINS Double intranasal sphenoidectomy

DNA Did not attend

DNS Deviated nasal septum

DR Diabetic retinopathy

DS Deoptres spherical

DVD Dissociated vertical deviation

Dx Diagnosis

E / ESO Esophoria at distance

E1/ ESO1 Esophoria at near

EAC External auditory canal

ECCE Extracapsular cataract extraction

EM Emmetropia

ENG Electro nystamograph

ENT Ear, Nose and Throat

EOG Electrouvlogram

EOM Extra ocular muscle

ERA Evoked response audiometry

ERG Electroretinogram

ERM Epiretinal membrane

ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ESO Esophoria at near

ET Eustachian tube

ET Esotropia at distance

ET1 Esophoria at near

E(T) Intermittent esotropia

EUA Examination under anaesthesia

EXTR. Extraction

FB Foreign body

FBE Full blood examination

FEVR Familial exudative vitreo-retinopathy

FESS Functional endoscopic sinus surgery

FHx Family history

# Fracture

FTSG Full thickness skin graft

GA General anaesthetic

GCA Giant cell arteritis

Gutt./guttae Drops

GH General Health

HCL Hard contact lens

HM Hand movement & vision

H/O History of

HSK Herpes simplex Keratitis

HSV Herpes simplex virus

HT Hypertension

HVF Humphrey visual field

Hx History

HZO Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

HZV Herpes zoster virus

IAC Internal auditory canal

IAM Internal auditory meatus

ICCE Intracapsular cataract extraction

ICE Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome

ICP Intracranial pressure

IDDM Insulin dependant diabetes mellitus

IHD Ischaemic heart disease

IK Interstitial keratitis

IMPL Implant

INA Intranasal antrostomy

INO Internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Inf Infusion

Inj Injection

+IO Inferior oblique overaction

-IO Inferior Oblique underaction

IOFB Intra ocular foreign body

IOL Intra ocular lens

IOOA Inferior oblique over action

IOP Intra ocular pressure

IR Inferior rectus

IRMA Intraretinal microvascular abnormality

Irrig Irrigation

ISQ In status quo; (no change)

IV Intravenous

K Keratometer reading

KC Keratoconus

KCS Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

KP Keratic precipitate

LA Local anaesthetic

Lat Lateral

LE Left eye (not to be used on consent forms)

LHT Left hypertropia

LIO Left inferior oblique

LL Lower lid

LLL Left Lower Lid

LMR Left medial rectus

LN Lymph node

LP Lumbar puncture

LR Lateral rectus

L/R Left hypertropia

LUL Left Upper Lid

MA Microaneurysm

MMC Mitomycin C

MK Microbial keratitis or Marginal Keratitis

MR Medial rectus

MRD Margin reflex distance

MRM Modified radical mastoidectomy

MRSA Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

NAD No abnormalities detected

NCVH Non clearing vitreous haemorrhage

NET Neovascular membrane

NIDDM Non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus

NIHL Noise induced hearing loss

NLD Nasolacrimal duct

NLDO Nasolacrimal duct obstruction

nocte At night

NPDR Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy

NPL No perception of light

NS Nuclear sclerosis

NTG Normal tension glaucoma

NVD Neovascularisation at the disc

NVE Neovasularisation elsewhere

NVG Neovascular glaucoma

NVI Neovascularisation at the iris

OCP Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid / pemphigus

OCR Ossicular Chain Reconstruction

OD oculus dexter = Right eye

OE Otitis externa

OKN Optokinetic nystagmus

OM Otitis Media

OME Otitis media with effusion

Ophth. Ophthalmology

OS oculus sinister = Left eye

OSA Obstructive sleep apnoea

Oss. Ossicular

OU Both eyes

PAS Peripheral anterior synechia

PBK Psuedophakic bullous keratopathy

PC Posterior chamber

PCIOL Posterior chamber intra ocular lens

PCO Posterior capsular opacity

PD Pupillary distance / Prism Dioptre

PDR Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

PEARL Pupils equal and reactive to light

PEARLA Pupils equal and reactive to light and accommodation

PEE Punctate epithelial erosions

Peel Membrane Peel

PED Persistent epithelial defect

PEI Penetrating eye injury

PF Palpebral fissure

PH Pin hole

Phaco / PKE Phacomulsificaiton

PHPV Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous

PHx Past history

PIC Punctate inner choroidopathy

PICA Posteriorinferior cerebellar artery

PK Penetrating keratoplasty

PND Post nasal drip

PNS Post nasal space

POAG Primary open angle glaucoma

POHS Presumed histoplasmosis syndrome

PONV Post operative nausea and vomiting

PORN Progressive outer retinal necrosis

PORP Partial ossicular replacement prosthesis

PPD Posterior polymorphous dystrophy

PPV Pars plana vitrectomy

Pr Presbyopia

PRK Photo refractive keratectomy

PRP Pan-retinal photocoagulation

PS Posterior synechiae

PSCC Posterior sub capsular cataract

PTK Phototherapeutic keratectomy

PVD Posterior vitreous detachment

PVR Proliferative vitroretinopathy

PXF Pseudoexfoliation

RAPD Relative afferent pupillary defect

RAWO Right antrum washout

RA Rheumatoid arthritis

RD Retinal detachment

RE Right eye, right ear, (not to be used on consent forms), refractive error

REM Rapid eye movement

Ret. Retinal / retinoscopy

RF Rheumatoid factor

Rhino Rhinoplasty

RHT Right hypertropia

RIO Right inferior oblique

RIR Right internal rectus

RIW Return if worried

RLL Right lower lid

RND Radical neck dissection

ROP Retinopathy of prematurity

ROS Removal of sutures

RP Retinitis pigmentosa

RPE Retinal pigment epithelium

RRD Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

RUL Right upper lid

RVO Retinal vein occlusion

S Sans (without corrective glasses)

SAH Subarachnoid haemorrhage

SAL Sensorineural acuity level

SCC Semicircular canal

SCC Squamous cell carcinoma

SCH Sub-conjunctival haemorrhage

SCL Soft contact lens

SDT Speech detection threshold

SEI Subepithelial infiltrates

SEP Somatosensory evoked responses

Septo Septoplasty

Septo/Rhino Septoplasty and Rhinoplasty

SHL Sudden hearing loss

SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus

SLK Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis

SLM Soft lens matter

SM Suction myringotomy

SMD Submucosal diathermy (of inferior turbinates)

SMR Sub mucous resection

SNHL Sensorineural hearing loss

SO Superior oblique

SOM Serous otitis media

S/P Status Post

SPK Superficial punctate keratopathy

SR Superior rectus

SRF Sub-retinal fluid

SRN / SRNVM Sub retinal neovascular membrane

SRNV Sub retinal neovasularisation

SSG Split skin graft

SSNHL Sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Stapes Stapedectomy

T’s & A’s Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Tonsils and Adenoids

TAB Temporal artery biopsy

T.M.J Temporo-mandibular joint

TMJ Dys. Temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction

TM Tympanic membrane

TML Trachea midline

TORP Total ossicular replacement prosthesis

TRD Traction retinal detachment

Turbs Turbinates

UPPP Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

URTI Upper respiratory tract infection

VA Visual acuity

VB Venous beading

VF Visual field

VKH Vogt-koyanagi-harada syndrome

Vit. Vitreous

VH Vitreous haemorrhage

Vity Vitrectomy

VZV Varicella zoster virus

W4D Worth 4 dot test

X1 Exophoria at near

X Exophoria

X(T) Intermittent exotropia

XT1 Exotropia at rear

XT Exotropia

YAG Neodynium – yitrium alumerium garnet laser

·  Please note site/side should be written in full on consent forms

Source Material

·  HIMAA; The Australian Dictionary of Clinical Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbol, Health Information Management Association of Australia limited, 1997.

·  Ophthalmology and ENT Specialists – The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 2002.

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