| AMD/ARMD | Age related macular degeneration | MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| ACG/CAG | Angle closure glaucoma | NIDDM | Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| BDR | Background diabetic retinopathy | NRR | Neuro retinal rim |
| BP | Blood pressure | NS | Nuclear sclerosis |
| BRAO | Branch retinal artery occlusion | NTG | Normal tension glaucoma |
| BRVO | Branch retinal vein occlusion | PDR | Proliferative diabetic retinopathy |
| CAG | Closed angle glaucoma | PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| Cat | Cataract | PK | Penetrating keratoplasty |
| CLAPC | Contact lens associated papillary conjunctivitis | POAG | Primary open angle glaucoma |
| CLARE | Contact lens associated red eye | PPDR | Preproliferative diabetic retinopathy |
| CLPU | Contact lens associated peripheral ulcer | PRA | Pan retinal ablation |
| CNS | Central nervous system | PRK | Photorefractive keratectomy |
| CRAO | Central retinal artery occlusion | PRP | Pan retinal photocoagulation |
| CRVO | Central retinal vein occlusion | PSCC | Posterior sub-capsular cataract |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident | PVD | Posterior vitreous detachment |
| DR | Diabetic retinopathy | RD | Retinal detachment |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | RK | Radial keratotomy |
| GPC | Giant papillary conjunctivitis | RP | Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| IDDM | Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus | SEAL | Superior epithelial arcuate lesion |
| IRMA | Intra-retinal microvascular abnormality | SLK | Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis |
| KCS | Keratoconjunctivitis sicca | SPK | Superficial punctate keratitis |
| KP | Keratic precipitates | SPEE | Superficial punctate epithelial erosions |
| LASEK | Laser epithelial keratomileusis | TIA | Transient ischaemic attack |
| LASIK | Laser in situ keratomileusis | T1 diab | Type 1 diabetes |
| LTG | Low tension glaucoma | T2 diab | Type 2 diabetes |
| MI | Myocardial infarction | SLT | Selective laser trabeculoplasty |
| LPI | Laser peripheral iridotomy | | |
