Below are a list of commonly used abbreviations in ophthalmology and what they refer to:
OD – right eye
OS – left eye
OU – both eyes
IOP – intraocular pressures
VF – visual field
CE – cataract extraction
PVD – posterior vitreous detachment
RD – retinal detachment
K – cornea
DES – Dry eye syndrome
MGD – Meibomian gland dysfunction
AC – anterior chamber
MRx – manifest refraction
Rx – prescription in spectacles
NS – nuclear sclerosis (common type of cataract)
ON – optic nerve
POAG – primary open angle glaucoma
C/D – cup-to-disc
NPDR – non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
PDR – proliferative diabetic retinopathy
DME – diabetic macular edema
AMD – Age related macular degeneration
OCT – optical coherence tomography
XT – Exotropia
ET – Esotropia
ATs – artificial tears
PF ATs – preservative free artificial tears
WCs – warm compresses
Gtts – drops