GPRD medical codes indicating a diagnosis of open angle glaucoma
| Medical code | Description | Number (%) of diagnoses* |
|---|---|---|
| *Diagnoses for 6295 patients; some patients had more than one diagnosis. | ||
| †OXMIS, Oxford Medical Information System. | ||
| OXMIS† codes | ||
| 3751 | Glaucoma, chronic | 73 (1.1) |
| 3751A | Glaucoma, open angle | 198 (2.9) |
| 3751PL | Glaucoma, simple | 38 (0.6) |
| 3759 | Glaucoma | 3603 (53.7) |
| READ codes | ||
| F45.00 | Glaucoma | 2428 (36.2) |
| F451.00 | Open angle glaucoma | 197 (2.9) |
| F451000 | Unspecified open angle glaucoma | 1 (<0.1) |
| F451100 | Primary open angle glaucoma | 5 (<0.1) |
| F45z00 | Glaucoma, not otherwise specified | 171 (2.5) |
| Total | 6714 | |