Abbreviation

Special Sense

By: Michelle Moore

OS

left eye

visual field

all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment.

ODRight Eye

VFVisual Field

D Diopter (lens strength)

A unit of refractive power that is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length (in meters) of a given lens.

LOP Intraocular Pressure

The pressure of the intraocular fluid within the eye.

Serous otitis media is a condition in which fluid resides in the middle ear. It can be caused by an ear infection or any other condition in which the auditory tube is unable to drain properly.

ADRight Ear

SOMSerous Otitis Media

BCBone Conduction

The process by which sound waves are transmitted to the inner ear by the cranial bones without traveling through the air in the ear canal.

a small cylindric device placed through an incision in the tympanic membrane to relieve problems of the middle ear, such as fluid accumulation or auris media infection caused by eustachian tube dysfunction.

The decibel ( dB) is used to measure sound level, but it is also widely used in electronics, signals and communication.

PE tubePressure Tube Equalizing

DBDecibel

ASLAmerican Sign Language

A form of sign language developed in the US for the use of the deaf