My current visit to my eye doctor had me get glasses. He never said
what my vision was. I have my print out info of my glasses and I have a
little information but I dont know what it means.
ICD-9 Diagnosis
1. 367.0 Hyperopia
2. 367.21 Astigmatism, Regular
my question is, can anyone tell me what that means if anything? like
you know the whole 20-20 vision and numbers like that. Does this reffer
to that at all? just wondering. thanks.
Ryan
Mark A - 24 Apr 2005 06:41 GMT
> My current visit to my eye doctor had me get glasses. He never said
> what my vision was. I have my print out info of my glasses and I have a
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> Ryan
You did not get an Rx for your vision. What you got was an invoice with the
medical diagnostic codes on it, which for some people (not many) can be used
for insurance or tax purposes.
You are entitled by law to get a copy of your Rx if you request one. It is
generally good for 1 year (but thee are exceptions). Never leave the eye
exam office without a copy of your Rx.
g.gatti@agora.it - 24 Apr 2005 11:38 GMT
> You did not get an Rx for your vision. What you got was an invoice with the
> medical diagnostic codes on it, which for some people (not many) can be used
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> generally good for 1 year (but thee are exceptions). Never leave the eye
> exam office without a copy of your Rx.
This is a world of cheaters.
Dr. Leukoma - 24 Apr 2005 12:45 GMT
> This is a world of cheaters.
What he said! Ha!
DrG
Mike Tyner - 24 Apr 2005 06:41 GMT
> ICD-9 Diagnosis
> 1. 367.0 Hyperopia
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> you know the whole 20-20 vision and numbers like that. Does this reffer
> to that at all? just wondering. thanks.
Those numbers don't tell you anything specific. If you're in the US, he's
required to write your prescription out and give you a copy. He isn't
required to write out your visual acuity (20/x) in most states, unless
you're filling out a form eg commercial drivers licence.
If you tell us your eyeglass prescription, and your age, we can make a
reasonable guess at your visual acuity, assuming you don't have amblyopia.
Your doctor's record will have that information, and you're entitled to a
copy of it on request, or the nurse will probably read it off for you.
If you have hyperopia, you're farsighted, and many of those folks don't need
glasses for far away vision. Instead, they need more help up close and it's
often better to make their glasses a little blurry far away.
By age 45, most people need glasses to see up close and those lenses always
make distance vision blurry.
-MT
ryan3687 - 24 Apr 2005 07:23 GMT
hmm. thought so. thanks for the replies.