2. Abbreviations for Special Senses
terms
PE tube – Pressure
Equalizing Tube
Small tube placed in eardrum
to assist in drainage of
trapped fluid and to equalize
pressure b/w the middle ear
cavity and the atm.
6. Abbreviations for Special Senses
terms
OM – Otitis Media
is inflammation of the middle
ear, or middle ear infection.
It occurs in the area between
the tympanic membrane and
the inner ear, including a duct
known as the eustachian tube.
7. Abbreviations for Special Senses
terms
EM – Emmetropia
describes the state of vision where
an object at infinity is in sharp focus
with the eye lens in a neutral or
relaxed state.
state in which the eye is relaxed and
focused on an object more than
6 meters or 20 feet away
8. Abbreviations for Special Senses
terms
XT – Exotropia
is a form of
strabismus where the
eyes are deviated
outward.
It is the opposite
of esotropia
10. Abbreviations for Special Senses
terms
EOM – ExtraOcular
Movement
Refers to the movement of
the eye as performed by
the 6 ocular muscles
11. Abbreviations for Special Senses
terms
VA – Visual
Acuity
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.
