LOINC Code 79871-0: Pupil shape left eye by slit lamp biomicroscopy

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 Pupil shape. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Pupil.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: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: Slit lamp biomicroscopy

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Pupil shape left eye by slit lamp biomicroscopy
• Pupil shape
• This term was developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Health's National Eye Institute (NEI) as part of an effort to standardize the data elements collected by the National Ophthalmic Disease Genotyping and Phenotyping Network (eyeGENE).
• EYE; EYE.SLITLAMP; EYE.SLITLAMP.NEI; L; L pupil; LT; Nominal; Ophthalmology; Ophtho; Ophthy; Point in time; Random

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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