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We have received a query regarding potential duplication of these concepts. While atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis are distinct morphologies in SNOMED, it’s unclear whether this distinction translates effectively to the two disorder concepts. Could these be duplicates?

We have had a request to inactivate this concept as outdated with the rationale that on searching Pubmed only one result is found which dates back to 1962. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4619855/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4619855/   Only one other paper was found by the requester to describe this entity with an excerpt below https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310198/pdf/taos00036-0309.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310198/pdf/taos00036-0309.pdf   McLaren,

A colleague has a question about the meaning and use case for the above concept which has no subtypes. We already have 172508004 |Destruction of ciliary body (procedure)| and 231738000 |Partial excision of ciliary body (procedure)| which do have subtypes. These procedures can be performed either for size reduction of the ciliary body to reduce its functionality in glaucoma, or to destroy or remove lesions of the ciliary body. Given this, these procedures cannot be categorised as subtype

On translating these two concepts in the Netherlands they have the following question: Is there a difference in meaning between 'peripapillary choroidal dystrophy' and 'circumpapillary dystrophy of choroid'? 'circum-' and 'peri-' translate as the same meaning and therefore we initially got the same translation for both concepts. We have asked an ophthalmologist in the Netherlands. She says it is the same and that they do not use the term 'circumpapillary' I would be grateful of any input o

Discussion regarding new terms / updates for existing terms for diabetic retinopathy

Hi All My colleague is currently working in the area of laser procedures and would appreciate your help with a list of laser procedures on the eye. He would specifically like you to review terming accuracy, duplication and if you also could share any resources that would have accurate definitions of these procedures. The list is available in a spreadsheet which you can edit. Please use a column headed with your name for comment. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FW6ZjrfiM_L-cCBUOl1gjC

I am adding lateralised content to 232086000 |Neovascular glaucoma (disorder)| however I wanted to check the current descriptions on this concept are correct: image-2024-1-15_14-43-34.png One of the synonyms seems more specific than the FSN - Secondary angle closure glaucoma with rubeosis Also should the FSN be – Neovascular angle closure glaucoma? Many thanks for your advice. Elaine

A colleague who is working on the ICD-11 mapping project came across the concept 70388009 |Postoperative cataract syndrome (disorder)|. This is not a term listed in either ICD-11 or ICD-10. A Google Scholar search for the term returned just a single reference https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22postoperative+cataract+syndrome%22&btnG= which is from an Royal College of Ophthalmologists audit from 2020 https://nodaudit.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/Eligibility%20cri

We have had a request to add lateralised versions of the above concept but with the preferred term: phacoanaphylactic endophthalmitis. It is referred to this on Eyewiki https://eyewiki.org/Phacoanaphylactic_Endophthalmitis https://eyewiki.org/Phacoanaphylactic_Endophthalmitis    Given it is a rare condition it is also referred in Orphanet as phacoanaphylactic uveitis - https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=209959 https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&

We have had requests for lateralised versions of 31166000 |Episcleritis periodica fugax (disorder)| . However the author managing this request thinks this is now an outdated term and possibly a duplicate of 815008 |Episcleritis (disorder)|. The requester has also suggested the term is outdated but that a synonym is added to the existing non-lateralised and left and right versions. 340861000119109 |Episcleritis of left eye (disorder)| 335251000119100 |Episcleritis of right eye (disorder)| I