List of Abbreviations
5-FU 5-Fluorouracil
ADR Adverse drug reaction
AL Axial length
ALT Argon laser trabeculoplasty
AMD/ARMD Age-related macular degeneration
ASNV Anterior segment neovascularisation
BCVA Best corrected visual acuity
BP Blood pressure
BRVO Branch retinal vein occlusion
c.f. Compared with
CCT Central corneal thickness
CDR Cup-to-disc ratio
CEA Carotid endarterectomy
CI Confidence interval
CL Contact lens
CME/CMO Cystoid macular edema/oedema
CMT Central macular thickness
CNS Central nervous system
CNV Choroidal neovascularisation
CNVM Choroidal neovascular membrane
CRT Central retinal thickness
CRVO Central retinal vein occlusion
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CSLO Confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy
CSME/CSMO Clinically significant macular edema/oedema
CT Computerised tomography
CVA Cerebrovascular accident
CWS Cotton wool spots
D Dioptre
DD Disc diameters
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid)
DM Diabetes mellitus
DME/DMO Diabetic macular edema/oedema
DR Diabetic retinopathy
EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid)
ETDRS Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study
F3T Trifluridine
FA/FFA Fundus fluorescein angiogram
Fac Fluocinolone acetonide
FBG Fasting blood glucose
GA Geographic atrophy
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
HbA1C Haemoglobin A1C
HM Hand movements
HR Hazard ratio
HRVO Hemi-retinal vein occlusion
HSV Herpes simplex keratitis
ICG Indocyanine green
IIH Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
IOL Intraocular lens
IOP Intraocular pressure
IRMA Intra-retinal microvascular abnormality
IVMP Intravenous methylprednisolone
Kmax Maximum keratometry value
LHON Leber’s hereditaty optic neuropathy
logMAR Logarithm of minimum angle of resolution
MD Mean difference
MH Macular hole
MLT Macular laser therapy
MMC Mitomycin C
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MS Multiple sclerosis
mtDNA Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid
nAMD Neovascular age-related macular degeneration
NEI-VFQ National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire
NPL No perception of light
NSS Not statistically significant
NTG Normal-tension glaucoma
NV Neovascularisation/new vessels
NVD Neovascularisation/new vessels of the disc
NVE Neovascularisation/new vessels elsewhere
NVI Neovascularisation/new vessels of the iris
OAG, POAG (Primary) open-angle glaucoma
OCT Optical coherence tomography
OHT Ocular hypertension
OR Odds ratio
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PCV Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
PDT/vPDT (verteporfin) Photodynamic therapy
PFV Persistent fetal vasculature
PL Perception of light
POHS Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
PRN pro re nata
PRP Pan-retinal photocoagulation
PSD Pattern standard deviation
PVD Posterior vitreous detachment
q4 Four weekly
q8 Eight weekly
RAPD Relative afferent pupillary defect
RCT Randomised controlled trial
RNFL Retinal nerve fibre layer
ROP Retinopathy of prematurity
RPE Retinal pigment epithelium
RR Relative risk
RVO Retinal vein occlusion
SD Standard deviation
SE Spherical equivalent
T1DM Type 1 diabetes mellitus
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TIA Transient ischaemic attack
TMVL Transient monocular vision loss
TON Traumatic optic neuropathy
VA Visual acuity
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VF Visual field
VH Vitreous haemorrhage
VMT Vitreomacular traction
