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Medical Abbreviations of the Eyes and EarsTRANSCRIPT
Medical Abbreviations Of the Eyes and Ears
Wednesday July 16, 2014Emily Larson
Pressure Equalizing Tube
PE tube
PE tube
Small, surgically placed tube in a child’s eardrum to assist in draining trapped fluid and equalizing pressure between the middle ear cavity and the atmosphere
Eye, Ears, Nose, and Throat
EENT
EENT
Refers to the eyes, ears, nose and throat and to the medical specialists involved in treating these areas
Bone Conduction
BC
BC
Refers to the conduction of sound by the bones of the skull
Tested in the Rinne and Weber tuning-fork tests
Both Ears
AU
AU
Stands for auris utraque
Means both or each ear
Otitis Media
OM
OM
Refers to a middle ear infection that is seen frequently in children
Emmetropia
EM
EM
Refers to the state of normal vision
Exotropia
XT
XT
Refers to the outward turning of the eye
Sometimes called wall-eyed
Left Eye
OS
OS
Stands for oculus sinister
Meaning the left eye
Extraocular Movement
EOM
EOM
Refers to movements made by the extraocular eye muscles, or the muscles outside of the eyeball
Visual Acuity
VA
VA
Refers to the sharpness of an individual’s vision
A visual acuity test usually involves a patient identifying letters from a distance of 20 ft