LOINC Code 65896-3: Cylindrical power [Inverse Length] Left eye
65896-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Cylindrical power [Inverse Length] Left eye in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Cylindrical power. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Eye.left.
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 Cylindrical power. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Eye.left.
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: TRIAL
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Cylindrical power [Inverse Length] Left eye
- Cylindrical power
- A cylindrical correction corrects astigmatic refractive error of the eye by adding or subtracting power cylindrically in a meridian specified by the prescribed axis.
- Eyeball; Inverse Length; L; L eye; LT; Occular; Oculis; Ophthalmologic; Optic globe; PhenX; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Vision; Visual
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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