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Scribe Ophthalmology Slide 1 with complete solution OD Ocular Dexter (Right Eye) OS Ocular Sinister (Left Eye) OU Oculus Uterque (Bilateral Eyes) HVF Humphrey Visual Field - gold standard test used to measure peripheral vision IVFA Intravenous Fluorescein Angiography - used to ass...

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OD
Ocular Dexter (Right Eye)
OS
Ocular Sinister (Left Eye)
OU
Oculus Uterque (Bilateral Eyes)
HVF
Humphrey Visual Field

- gold standard test used to measure peripheral vision
IVFA
Intravenous Fluorescein Angiography

- used to assess vessels in and behind the retina
Cats
Cataracts

- clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of eye
POAG
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

- chronic and progressive optic nerve damage from multiple possible causes resulting in
loss of optic nerve fibers
DM w/o ret
Diabetes Mellitus Without Retinopathy

- no bleeding in the retina
BDR
Background Diabetic Retinopathy

- formation of new smaller vessels around retina likely to bleed, but doesn't require laser
repair
PDR
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

- persistent vessel formation causing bleeding in retina that requires laser repair
CSME
Clinically Significant Macular Edema

- leakage of fluids into the center of retina resulting from PDR
RE
Refractive Error

- general term that encompasses myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism

, Myopia
- nearsighted
Hyperopia
- farsighted
Astigmatism
- abnormal (oval) curvature of the cornea
causing uneven focus of light onto the retina, requiring MRx
Presbyopia
- impaired ability for close vision owing to age related rigidity of lens (need reading
glasses)
Amblyopia
- asymmetric gaze
- Aka: lazy eye
Strabismus
- eyes do not line up to look at the same object simultaneously
Conjunctivitis
- viral infection to the conjunctiva/cornea

- Aka: pink eye

- Can't be treated with Abx
EKC
Epidemic Kerato Conjunctivitis

- severe viral infection of conjunctiva and cornea with calcium deposits
HSK
Herpes Simplex Keratitis

- common herpes viral infection of cornea
- requires Tx c specific antiviral to preserve vision
OCT
Optical Coherence Tomography

- Retinal imaging device
NS
Nuclear Sclerosis

-
PPC
Posterior Polar Cataract
PSC
Posterior Subcapsular Cataracts

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ASC

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