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What is new in the Ophthalmology Chapter of ICD-11
how it was created and how to use it
2018 Volume 67 Issue 5 Pages 459-463
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2018 Volume 67 Issue 5 Pages 459-463
International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) that formed ICD-11 Taskforce had taken part in the revision process of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 2008 and created the Ophthalmology Chapter of the ICD-11 on the ICD-11 beta browser. The Ophthalmology Chapter, previously called Chapter 7 Diseases of Eye and Adnexa, is now Chapter 9 newly named Diseases of the Visual System, indicating that the Chapter was not only updated but also being organized according to the new concept. It is divided into two main parts- Disorders of the Visual Organ and those of vision and visual functioning, which is independently classified in addition to the conventional disease names. This review describes how it was produced and what are new in ICD-11.
