LOINC Code 96042-7: Eye Focus distance during near pupillary distance measurement

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 Focus distance during near pupillary distance measurement. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Eye.

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
• Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Eye Focus distance during near pupillary distance measurement
• Focus distance during near pupillary distance measurement
• The distance from the patient to the target he or she is focusing on during near pupillary distance (PD) measurement. The distance between the patient and the visual target directly affects the PD.
• Eye; EYE.REFRACTION; Eyeball; Focus dist n PD; Length; Occular; Oculis; Ophthalmologic; Ophthalmology; Ophtho; Ophthy; Optic globe; 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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