TY - JOUR T1 - Using common ophthalmologic jargon in correspondence can lead to miscommunication JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 968 LP - 969 VL - 56 IS - 533 AU - N Ali AU - AA Khan AU - M Akunjee AU - F Ahfat Y1 - 2006/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/56/533/968.abstract N2 - The usage of abbreviations and acronyms is increasingly becoming accepted as part and parcel of the medical language.1 In recent times we have seen an almost exponential increase in the use of such shortened terms in almost every speciality of medicine,2 with the ophthalmic field being of no exception. Such abbreviations are used almost everyday by hospital clinicians in their correspondence with primary healthcare doctors.Although acronyms are useful because they simplify and accelerate communication, specialists … ER -