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OD = right eye, OS = left eye. It's latin based OD = ocula diestra, OS = ocula siniestra, OU = oculi uniti (both eyes)
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What does OD mean in science?
it means fat
What is the abbreviation for left eye?
OS is the abbreviation for left eye. OS stands for the Latin term, oculus sinister.
What does OS mean in pharmacy?
Left eye.
Which eye is OD?
Right OS = Left Yes....from oculus (eye) dexter (right) and oculus sinister(left)
What does the medical abbreviation OS mean?
The abbreviation "OS" stands for oculus sinister, Latin for LEFT EYE. It is a term that JCAHO no longer recognizes, so it should just be written out as "left eye"
OD is left or right eye?
The O.D. designation on an eyeglass or contact lens prescription means the right eye or oculus dexter. The O.S. means left eye or oculus sinister.
What does od mean in eye drops?
"od" on a prescription for eye drops mean "right eye"--as in apply the drops to the right eye. "os" means "left eye".
What do the medical abbreviations OS and OU mean?
OS is the medical abbreviation meaning left eye, and OU is the abbreviation meaning both eyes.
Does OU mean to give eye drops in both eyes?
Yes OU means both eyes. OD is right eye and OS is left eye.
What does sig os 1 id mean?
sig = write OS = oculus sinister or left eye 1 = well 1 :) id = idem or daily So it looks like, put in left eye one time per day. J
Is a glasses prescription with OD -0.25 OS plus 1.75 powerful or mild?
Your right eye RX (OD) is very weak. Your left eye RX (OS) is rather mild. -US Navy Optician
What does the acroym OS mean?
In computers, OS stands for Operating System. In optometry, O.S. stands for Left Eye (Oculus Sinister, in Latin). In maps in the UK, OS stands for Ordnance Survey.
