List of Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | |
|---|---|
| ACG | Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AIAN | American Indians/Alaska Natives |
| AMD | Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| ARM | Age-Related Maculopathy |
| AREDS | Age-Related Eye Disease Study |
| ARIC | Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities |
| BCVA | Best-Corrected Visual Acuity |
| BDES | Beaver Dam Eye Study |
| BDOS | Beaver Dam Offspring Study |
| BES | Baltimore Eye Survey |
| BW | Birth Weight |
| CHES | Chinese American Eye Study |
| CNV | Choroidal Neovascularization |
| CPT-4 | Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition |
| CRYO-ROP | Cryotherapy for ROP Study |
| CSME | Clinically Significant Macular Edema |
| DME | Diabetic Macular Edema |
| DR | Diabetic Retinopathy |
| DRIPS | Diabetic Retinopathy Inpatient Study |
| DRS | Diabetic Retinopathy Study |
| EDPRG | Eye Disease Prevalence Research Group |
| e-ROP | Telemedicine Approaches to Evaluating Acute-Phase Retinopathy of Prematurity |
| ETDRS | Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study |
| ETROP | Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity |
| ICD-9CM | International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision Clinical Modification |
| LALES | Los Angeles Latino Eye Study |
| MEPEDS | Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study |
| MESA | Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NPDR | Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
| OAG | Open-Angle Glaucoma |
| PDR | Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
| Proyecto VER | Proyecto Vision and Eye Research |
| PVA | Presenting Visual Acuity |
| RE | Refractive Error |
| ROP | Retinopathy of Prematurity |
| RPE | Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| RW-ROP | Referral-Warranted Retinopathy of Prematurity |
| SEE | Salisbury Eye Evaluation |
| SFGH | San Francisco General Hospital |
| SLVDS | San Luis Valley Diabetes Study |
| UCLA MEC | University of California, Los Angeles Mobile Eye Clinic |
| URE | Uncorrected Refractive Error |
| VA | Veteran Affairs |
| VA | Visual Acuity |
| VI | Vision Impairment |
| VEHSS | Vision & Eye Health Surveillance System |
| VKS | Vision Keepers Study |
| VTDR | Vision-threatening Diabetic Retinopathy |
| WESDR | Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy |
Page last reviewed: June 28, 2018