1. LESLIE KITCHEN
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
PROFESSOR ABDULLAH

2. EYES AND EARS ABBREVIATIONS
• EENT
• LASIK
• REM
• VA
• PERRLA

3. EENT
• EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT

4. LASIK
• LASER-ASSISTED IN-SITU KERATOMILEUSIS
• commonly referred to as laser eye surgery

5. REM
• RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
• Rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep) is a normal stage of
sleep characterized by the rapid and random movement of the
eyes.
• REM sleep is classified into two categories: tonic and phasic

6. VA
• VISUAL ACUITY
• is acuteness or clearness of vision, which is
dependent on the sharpness of the retinal focus within
the eye and the sensitivity of the interpretative faculty
of the brain.

7. PERRLA
• PUPILS EQUAL, ROUND, REACT TO LIGHT AND
ACCOMODATION