LOINC Code 62694-5: Deprecated PhenX measure - personal and family history of eye disease and treatments

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component PhenX measure - personal and family history of eye disease and treatments. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: DEPRECATED
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Deprecated PhenX measure - personal and family history of eye disease and treatments
• PhenX measure - personal and family history of eye disease and treatments
• This questionnaire assesses personal and family history among adults of glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataract, and diabetic retinopathy, including history of any associated laser or eye surgeries. Glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataract and diabetic retinopathy are the most common forms of blindness in the U.S. and throughout the world. All of these conditions have complex inheritance involving multiple genetic and/or environmental risk factors. Family history of these conditions, especially in first degree relatives, is a significant risk factor for disease.
• Dis; Diseases; Dz; H/O; Hx; Measure - pers fam hx eye disease; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Tx; Txs

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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