207W00000X
207W00000X — Ophthalmology Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Ophthalmology
- Specialization
- None — this code IS the classification
- Section
- Individual
Definition
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Ophthalmology
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 207WX0009XGlaucoma Specialist
- 207WX0107XRetina Specialist
- 207WX0108XUveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease
- 207WX0109XNeuro-ophthalmology
- 207WX0110XPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist
- 207WX0120XCornea and External Diseases Specialist
- 207WX0200XOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery