Created by the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization OphthalmicEdge, OE Acronyms is a reference app that supports physicians, professionals and students of ophthalmology with instant access to an arsenal of ophthalmic acronyms and related terms. OE Acronyms is now available for free in the App Store and Google Play. See www.oeacronyms.com for more information.
OphthalmicEdge is excited to announce the launch of its newest venture, OE Acronyms: the first reference app for physicians, medical professionals and students in ophthalmology. The app provides ready access to the definitions of commonly-used acronyms, as well as infrequently utilized abbreviations across all ophthalmology subspecialties.
OE Acronyms was born of OphthalmicEdge, a non-profit organization committed to educating the ophthalmic community. This newest venture was led by a nationally renowned and respected physician Dr. Yale Fisher, M.D., who has first-hand experience with the confusion and ambiguity of acronyms in medical charts.
Dr. Fisher had a vision for an app dedicated to helping medical professionals and students quickly reference ophthalmic acronyms wherever they went, whether that was a medical conference, a lecture, or during their morning rounds.
Co-director Dr. Grayson Armstrong, M.D., MPH, explained the need for the app within his specialty. “The world of ophthalmology is replete with acronyms. While many become routine for practicing clinicians, there remains a need for ophthalmic acronyms within subspecialties and clinical trials to be ‘spelled out’ for other ophthalmologists. Additionally, residents and fellows in training now have a one-stop-shop for learning these often-used but rarely-explained acronyms.”
Read more on OE Acronyms by clicking here.
The app has been very positively reviewed by other industry experts, with over 30 well-known and respected professionals willing to lend their name and endorsement to the app. OE Acronyms has also been highlighted in the September issue of Retinal Physician, among other industry resources.
With OE Acronyms, medical professionals are able to save time and face in their high-speed, highly competitive environment. The app’s users can attend medical lectures on case studies and clinical trials, and understand the topic even if the speakers reference acronyms they weren’t initially familiar with, and medical interns and residents can impress their more competitive peers during morning rounds.
A behind-the-scenes look at the app’s ideation and production can be found here.
As of the date of this publication, the app includes acronyms from 11 fields of ophthalmic subspecialties, and over 1,500 acronyms total. This app was made possible because of the dedication of over ophthalmic professionals from around the world.
Co-director and practicing ophthalmologist Dr. Nimesh Patel, M.D., had this to say about the app: “The Ophthalmic Edge Acronym App can be beneficial to users at any level. Finally, there is a fast and reliable tool to access definitions for all those tricky abbreviations we come across on a daily basis. It is a must have for any eye care professional!”
The OphthalmicEdge Team is grateful to Kairos Design Studio for their support in design, development and execution of both OE Acronyms and Ophthalmicedge.org.
