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Im confused? Whats my vision?
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| ryan3687 2005-04-24, 8:53 am |
| My current visit to my eye doctor had me get glasses. He never said
what my vision was. I have my print out info of my glasses and I have a
little information but I dont know what it means.
ICD-9 Diagnosis
1. 367.0 Hyperopia
2. 367.21 Astigmatism, Regular
my question is, can anyone tell me what that means if anything? like
you know the whole 20-20 vision and numbers like that. Does this reffer
to that at all? just wondering. thanks.
Ryan
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| Mark A 2005-04-24, 8:53 am |
| "ryan3687" <rupchurc@dtcc.edu> wrote in message
news:1114317627.217315.100740@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> My current visit to my eye doctor had me get glasses. He never said
> what my vision was. I have my print out info of my glasses and I have a
> little information but I dont know what it means.
>
> ICD-9 Diagnosis
> 1. 367.0 Hyperopia
> 2. 367.21 Astigmatism, Regular
>
> my question is, can anyone tell me what that means if anything? like
> you know the whole 20-20 vision and numbers like that. Does this reffer
> to that at all? just wondering. thanks.
>
> Ryan
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You did not get an Rx for your vision. What you got was an invoice with the
medical diagnostic codes on it, which for some people (not many) can be used
for insurance or tax purposes.
You are entitled by law to get a copy of your Rx if you request one. It is
generally good for 1 year (but thee are exceptions). Never leave the eye
exam office without a copy of your Rx.
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| Mike Tyner 2005-04-24, 8:53 am |
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"ryan3687" <rupchurc@dtcc.edu> wrote
> ICD-9 Diagnosis
> 1. 367.0 Hyperopia
> 2. 367.21 Astigmatism, Regular
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> my question is, can anyone tell me what that means if anything? like
> you know the whole 20-20 vision and numbers like that. Does this reffer
> to that at all? just wondering. thanks.
Those numbers don't tell you anything specific. If you're in the US, he's
required to write your prescription out and give you a copy. He isn't
required to write out your visual acuity (20/x) in most states, unless
you're filling out a form eg commercial drivers licence.
If you tell us your eyeglass prescription, and your age, we can make a
reasonable guess at your visual acuity, assuming you don't have amblyopia.
Your doctor's record will have that information, and you're entitled to a
copy of it on request, or the nurse will probably read it off for you.
If you have hyperopia, you're farsighted, and many of those folks don't need
glasses for far away vision. Instead, they need more help up close and it's
often better to make their glasses a little blurry far away.
By age 45, most people need glasses to see up close and those lenses always
make distance vision blurry.
-MT
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| ryan3687 2005-04-24, 8:53 am |
| hmm. thought so. thanks for the replies.
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| g.gatti@agora.it 2005-04-24, 8:54 am |
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Mark A wrote:
> You did not get an Rx for your vision. What you got was an invoice
with the
> medical diagnostic codes on it, which for some people (not many) can
be used
> for insurance or tax purposes.
>
> You are entitled by law to get a copy of your Rx if you request one.
It is
> generally good for 1 year (but thee are exceptions). Never leave the
eye
> exam office without a copy of your Rx.
This is a world of cheaters.
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| Dr. Leukoma 2005-04-24, 8:54 am |
| > This is a world of cheaters.
What he said! Ha!
DrG
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| ryan3687 2005-04-25, 8:53 am |
| hmm. thought so. thanks for the replies.
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