SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 1351777002: Bilateral ab externo canaloplasty

1351777002 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Bilateral ab externo canaloplasty in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a procedure in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a procedure in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: procedure

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagProcedure
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes27
Role groups9
Module900000000000207008
Parents4

Defining attributes

Procedure approachTransluminal approach(qualifier value)
MethodDilation - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sinus venosus of sclera of left eye(body structure)
Using deviceCatheter(physical object)
Procedure approachTransluminal approach(qualifier value)
MethodDilation - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sinus venosus of sclera of right eye(body structure)
Using deviceCatheter(physical object)
Procedure approachExternal approach(qualifier value)
MethodIncision - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of conjunctiva of right eye(body structure)
Procedure approachExternal approach(qualifier value)
MethodIncision - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of conjunctiva of left eye(body structure)
Procedure approachExternal approach(qualifier value)
MethodFenestration - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sclera of right eye(body structure)
Procedure approachExternal approach(qualifier value)
MethodFenestration - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sclera of left eye(body structure)
MethodSurgical insertion - action(qualifier value)
Direct deviceSurgical suture(physical object)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sinus venosus of sclera of left eye(body structure)
MethodSurgical insertion - action(qualifier value)
Direct deviceSurgical suture(physical object)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sinus venosus of sclera of right eye(body structure)
Has focusBilateral glaucoma(disorder)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Circumferential viscodilation and tensioning of sinus venosus of sclera of both eyes by external approachCircumferential viscodilation and tensioning of sinus venosus of sclera of bilateral eyes by external approachCircumferential viscodilation and tensioning of Schlemm canal of bilateral eyes by external approach

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code1351777002
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameBilateral ab externo canaloplasty
DescriptionCircumferential viscodilation and tensioning of sinus venosus of sclera of bilateral eyes by external approach (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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