Ophthalmology is communicated through an opaque code of acronyms. This is an ongoing tally of retina-specific ones:
AMD - Age related macular degeneration
BRAO - Branch retinal artery occlusion
BRAO - Branch retinal artery occlusion
BRVO - Branch retinal vein occlusion
CNV - Choroidal neovascularization
CRAO - Central retinal artery occlusion
CNV - Choroidal neovascularization
CRAO - Central retinal artery occlusion
CRVO - Central retinal vein occlusion
CSCR - Central serous chorioretinopathy
CSR - Central serous retinopathy
CWS - Cotton wool spots
DR - Diabetic retinopathy
ERM - Epiretinal membrane
FA - Fluorescein angiography
FAZ - Foveal avascular zone
GA - Geographic atrophy
HE - Hard exudates
ILM - Internal limiting membrane
FA - Fluorescein angiography
FAZ - Foveal avascular zone
GA - Geographic atrophy
HE - Hard exudates
ILM - Internal limiting membrane
IRMA - Intraretinal microvascular abnormalities
NPDR - Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
NVD - Neovascularization of the disc
NVE - Neovascularization elsewhere
NVD - Neovascularization of the disc
NVE - Neovascularization elsewhere
NVG - Neovascular glaucoma
NVI - Neovascularization of the iris
OCT - Optical coherence tomography
NVI - Neovascularization of the iris
OCT - Optical coherence tomography
PDR - Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
PED - Pigment epithelial detachment
RD - Retinal detachment
PED - Pigment epithelial detachment
RD - Retinal detachment
SRF - Subretinal fluid
