| CARE | Cylindrical Annular Refractive Element |
| DIMS | Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments |
| DOT | Diffusion Optics Technology |
| HALT | Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target |
| PAL | Progressive Addition Lens |
| SV | Single Vision |
| SER | Spherical Equivalent Refraction |
| HOAs | Higher-Order Aberrations |
| NPC | Near Point of Convergence |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| AL | Axial Length |
| SE | Spherical Equivalent |