Metadata

Name Macular degeneration
Type Disease or Syndrome
Group Eye
Data Sources

Clinical Terminologies Read Version 2
ICD-10
Codelists
Valid Event Data Range 01/01/1999 - 01/07/2016
Sex Female
Male
Authors Kuan V, Denaxas S, Gonzalez-Izquierdo A, Direk K, Bhatti O, Husain S, Sutaria S, Hingorani M, Nitsch D, Parisinos C, Lumbers T, Mathur R, Sofat R, Casas JP, Wong I, Hemingway H, Hingorani A
Agreement Date 20 May 2019
Version (UUID) 1 (2V58JY9JVmvvVokAa3E5sb)

Primary care

Disease Readcode Medcode ReadcodeDescr Category
Macular degeneration 2BBH.00 8518.0 Retinal drusen Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F424200 52090.0 Retinal pigment epithelium serous detachment Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F424300 69892.0 Retinal pigment epithelium haemorrhagic detachment Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F424400 99525.0 Retinal pigment epithelial detachment Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425000 2762.0 Unspecified senile macular degeneration Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425100 10343.0 Dry senile macular degeneration Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425200 26205.0 Wet senile macular degeneration Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425211 71225.0 Kuhnt - Junius degeneration Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425700 4424.0 Drusen Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425.00 118.0 Degeneration of macula and posterior pole Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425.11 6350.0 Senile macular degeneration Diagnosis of macular degeneration
Macular degeneration F425z00 1753.0 Degeneration of macula or posterior pole NOS Diagnosis of macular degeneration

Secondary care

Diagnoses

Disease ICD10code ICD10codeDescr Category
Macular degeneration H35.3 Degeneration of macula and posterior pole Diagnosis of Macular degeneration

Implementation

At the specified date, a patient is defined as having had 'Macular degeneration' IF they meet the criteria for any of the following on or before the specified date. The earliest date on which the individual meets any of the following criteria on or before the specified date is defined as the first event date:

Primary care
1. 'Macular degeneration' diagnosis or history of diagnosis during a consultation 
OR
Secondary care
1. ALL diagnoses of 'Macular degeneration' or history of diagnosis during a hospitalization

Publications

Kuan V., Denaxas S., Gonzalez-Izquierdo A. et al. A chronological map of 308 physical and mental health conditions from 4 million individuals in the National Health Service. The Lancet Digital Health - DOI 10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30012-3