Common abbreviations in contact lens practice

Common abbreviations in contact lens practice

AEL Axial edge lift
AI Asymptomatic infiltrates
AIK Asymptomatic infiltrative keratitis
BOZD Back optic zone diameter
BOZR Back optic zone radius
BSR Back scleral radius
BSS Back scleral size
BUT Break up time
BVD Back vertex distance
BVP Back vertex power
CAB Cellulose acetate butyrate

CAEL Constant axial edge lift
CD Centre distance
CLAPC Contact lens associated papillary conjunctivitis
CLARE Contact lens acute red eye
CLIPC Contact lens induced papillary conjunctivitis
CLPU Contact lens peripheral ulcer
CLSLK Contact lens induced superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis
CN Centre near
CRT Corneal refractive therapy
D Displacement
Dk Oxygen permeability
Dk/t Oxygen transmissibility
e Eccentricity
EC Edge clearance
EOP Equivalent oxygen percentage
EW Extended wear
FDA Food and Drugs Authority
ff Flattening factor
FLOM Fenestrated lens for optic measurement
FOZD Front optic zone diameter
FVP Front vertex power
GPC Giant papillary conjunctivitis
HEMA Hydroxyethyl methacrylate
HGP Hard gas-permeable
HVID Horizontal visible iris diameter
IK Infiltrative keratitus
MDD Medical Devices Directive
MK Microbial keratitis
MPS Multipurpose solution
MRDT Minimum recommended disinfection time
NIBUT Non-invasive break-up time
OK Orthokeratology
p Corneal shape factor
PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate
POD Primary optic diameter
PRK Photorefractive keratectomy
PVP Polyvinyl pyrrolidone
REL Radial edge lift
RGP Rigid gas-permeable
RK Radial keratotomy
SEAL Superficial epithelial arcuate lesion
Si-Hy Silicone hydrogel
TBUT Tear break-up time
tc Centre thickness
TD Total diameter
te Edge thickness
TLT Tear layer thickness
TR Tear reservoir
USAN United States Adopted Name

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