In order for patients to better understand what a (neuro-)ophthalmologist says and what his reports show, here is an alphabetical list of common English abbreviations used in ophthalmology related tests, diagnosis, treatment and research, limited to what is commonly used with NAAION cases:
AC Anterior chamber
AION Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
AAION Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
A-Scan Amplitude scan ultrasound biometry, showing an image of an eye where a thin, parallel sound beam passes through the eye, imaging one small point through the tissues as it passes.
A/C Anterior chamber
AMD Age-related macular degeneration
B-scan Brightness scan ultrasound, showing two-dimensional cross-sectional view of the eye as well as the orbit.
BRVO Branch retinal vein occlusion
C/D Cup-to-disc ratio of the optic nerve
CF Count fingers visual acuity
CRAO Central retinal artery occlusion
CRVO Central retinal vein occlusion
CVF Confrontation visual field
GCA Giant cell arteritis
HM Hand motion vision
IOP Intraocular pressure
M&N Mydriacyl & Neosynephrine mixture used for pupil dilation
NAION Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
NAAION Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
NLP No light perception
NVD Neovascularization of the disc
NVE Neovascularization of the retina elsewhere (outside the disc)
OCT Optical Coherence Tomography
OCT-A Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
OD, OS, OU Oculus Dexter (right eye), Oculus Sinister (left eye), Oculus Uterque (both eyes)
OHT Ocular hypertension
ON Optic neuritis
PERL Pupils equal and reactive to light
PF, PA 1% Pred Forte eye drops, prednisolone acetate
PH Pinhole
RNFL Retinal nerve fiber layer
SD-OCT Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
SLE or SLX Slit lamp exam
Ta Applanation tonometry
Va Visual acuity
VF Visual field
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