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  2. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    oculus dexter (right eye) OH Ocular history OMB Oculo motor balance ONH Optic nerve head Oph Ophthalmoscopy OS oculus sinister (left eye) OU oculus uterque (both eyes) PD Pupillary distance PERRLA Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation PH Pinhole see Pinhole occluder and Visual_acuity#Legal_definitions: PHNI Pinhole No Improvement

  3. right eye. once a day (United Kingdom) oculus dexter omne in die o.s., os, OS left eye: oculus sinister o.u., ou, OU both eyes: oculus uterque p.c. after food: post cibum p.m., pm, PM afternoon or evening: post meridiem: p.o., po, PO by mouth / oral administration: per os / nonstandard form per orem: p.r., pr, PR rectally / rectal ...

  4. Eyeglass prescription - Wikipedia

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    OU is an abbreviation for oculi uterque, Latin for both eyes. N.B.: In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, RE (right eye), LE (left eye), and BE (both eyes) are used. Sometimes, just right and left are used. SPH, CYL, and AXIS are values for describing the power of the lens using plus cylinder or minus cylinder notation. ADD is an ...

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    right eye o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.d.", meaning right ear, confusion with "omni die" o.m. omni mane: every morning omn. bih. omni bihora: every 2 hours omn. hor. omni hora: every hour o.n. omni nocte: every night OPD once per day o.s. oculus sinister: left eye o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.s.", meaning left ...

  6. Optic cup (anatomical) - Wikipedia

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    Cup-to-disc ratio. LOINC. 71484-0, 71485-7. The cup-to-disc ratio (often notated CDR) is a measurement used in ophthalmology and optometry to assess the progression of glaucoma. The optic disc is the anatomical location of the eye's "blind spot", the area where the optic nerve leave and blood vessels enter the retina.

  7. Amblyopia - Wikipedia

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    Amblyopia, also called lazy eye, is a disorder of sight in which the brain fails to fully process input from one eye and over time favors the other eye. It results in decreased vision in an eye that typically appears normal in other aspects.

  8. Ptosis (eyelid) - Wikipedia

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    If the ptosis is left untreated, patients may experience amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, which can permanently damage the patient's vision. After careful observation and planning from specialists, ptosis can be successfully treated.

  9. Synechia (eye) - Wikipedia

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    Synechia (eye) Synechia. Posterior synechia showing part of iris adherent to the lens. Specialty. Ophthalmology. Misshapen pupil due to Iritis -caused synechia in the left eye. Ocular synechia is an eye condition where the iris adheres to either the cornea (i.e. anterior synechia) or lens (i.e. posterior synechia ). [1] Synechiae can be caused ...

  10. Phacoemulsification - Wikipedia

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    D018918. [ edit on Wikidata] Phacoemulsification is a cataract surgery method in which the internal lens of the eye which has developed a cataract is emulsified with the tip of an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution to maintain the volume of the anterior ...

  11. Epiretinal membrane - Wikipedia

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    Ophthalmology. Epiretinal membrane or macular pucker is a disease of the eye in response to changes in the vitreous humor or more rarely, diabetes. Sometimes, as a result of immune system response to protect the retina, cells converge in the macular area as the vitreous ages and pulls away in posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).