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106 Cards in this Set
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A |
Before |
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AAMD |
Age-related macular degeneration |
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AC |
Anterior chamber |
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ACC |
Anterior central curve |
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ACIOL |
Anterior chamber intraocular lens |
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ACLS |
advanced cardiac life support |
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ACT |
alternate cover test |
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add |
Added power for near vision |
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AEL |
Axial eye length |
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AGR |
Acute graft rejection |
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AI |
auto-immune |
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AIM |
acute idiopathic maculopathy |
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AL |
Axial length |
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AODM |
Adult onset diabete mellitus |
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APD |
Afferent pupillary defect |
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ATR |
against the rule (astigmatism) |
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BC |
base curve |
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BCBS |
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
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BF |
Black female |
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b.i.d. |
twice a day |
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bil |
bilateral |
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BM |
black male or bowel movement |
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BP |
blood pressure |
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BS |
blind spot |
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BSC |
bandage soft contact lens` |
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BUVA |
best uncorrected visual acuity |
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BVA |
best corrected visual acuity |
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Bx |
biopsy |
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c |
with |
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CAG |
closed angle glaucoma |
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CAD |
coronary artery disease |
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CAR |
cancer related retinopathy |
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caps |
capsule |
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cat. |
cataract |
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cat. ext. |
cataract extraction |
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Cat-Trab |
combined cataract-trabeculectomy |
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cc |
cubic centimeter or with correction (cum correctio) |
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CC |
chief complaint |
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C/D |
cup to disc ratio |
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CE |
cataract extraction |
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CL |
contact lens |
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CME |
continuing medical education |
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CMV |
cytomegalovirus |
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CNV |
choroidal neovascularization |
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c/o |
complains of |
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CSM |
central, steady, maintained fixation |
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CSME |
clinically significant macular edema |
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CSUM |
central, significant, un-maintained fixation |
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CV |
color vision or curriculum vitae |
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D |
diopter or distance or distance vision |
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CVA |
cardiovascular accident; stroke |
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DC |
discontinue |
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DC or D/C |
discharge (from hospital/clinic/care) |
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DD |
disc diameter |
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diam |
diameter |
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dil |
dilate |
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DM |
diabetes mellitus |
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DME |
diabetic macular edema |
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D+N |
distance and near |
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D&Q |
deep and quiet |
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DR |
diabetic retinopathy |
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DVA |
distance visual acuity |
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DVM |
optic disk, retinal muscles, and macula |
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Dx |
diagnosis |
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Dz |
disease |
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ECC |
endothelial cell count |
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ECG or EKG |
electrocardiogram |
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EOM |
extraocular muscles |
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epi |
epithelium |
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ERG |
electroretinogram |
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ET |
esotropia at distance |
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ET' |
esotropia at near |
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E(T) |
intermittent esotropia at distance |
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E(T)' |
intermittent esotropia at near |
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ETOH |
ethanol, alcohol (in reference to alcohol abuse) |
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EUA |
examination under anesthesia |
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EVA |
electronic visual aids |
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EWSCL |
extended wear soft contact lens |
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FB |
foreign body |
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FEF |
frontal eye fields |
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FEM |
fast eye movements |
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F+F |
fix and follow vision |
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FH |
family history |
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FP |
fixation preference |
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fpa |
far point of accommodation |
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FPL |
forced preferential looking |
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FT |
full-time |
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FTC |
full to confrontation visual fields |
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FTFC |
full to finger counting |
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FTG |
full time glasses |
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FTO |
full time occlusion |
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FTP |
full time patch |
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FTT |
failure to thrive |
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f/u |
follow up |
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FUO |
fever of unknown origin |
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Fx |
fracture |
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GP |
gas permeable |
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gtt, gtts |
drops (from guttae) |
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Gy |
gray |
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h |
hour |
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HA |
headache or heart attack |
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HBP |
high blood pressure |
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HCL |
hard contact lens |
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HK |
herpes ketatitis |
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HM |
hand motion, hand movement |
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h/o |
history of |
