1. The Eye and Ear
IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER 13
BY: JENNY DELANEY

2.  Is the medical abbreviation for:
EENT Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

3.  Is the medical abbreviation for:
EM Emmetropia - normal vision

4.  Is the medical abbreviation for:
EOM Extraocular Movement

5.  OD=Right Eye
OD,  OS=Left Eye
OS
,&
OU
 OU=Each Eye/Both Eyes

6.  Visual Acuity - the measurement
VA of the sharpness of vision.

7. AD,
AS,
&
 AD=Right Ear
AU  AS=Left
 AU=Both Ears

8.  Is the medical abbreviation for:
BC Bone Conduction – The
conduction of sound to the inner
ear through the skull bones.

9.  Is the medical abbreviation for :
OE Otitis Externa - an internal ear
infection (a.k.a. Swimmer’s Ear).

10.  Is the medical abbreviation for:
PE Pressure Equalizing Tube
Tube
These are surgically placed in an
ear to regulate pressure. Usually
done in children.

11. For more information on
EENT, check out these links:
www.ceenta.com/
http://www.uchospitals.edu/specia
lties/ent/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbYt
7CssiRg