LOINC long common name : Left eye Diabetic retinopathy severity level by Ophthalmoscopy;
LOINC short name : L eye Diabet retinop sev Ophthalmoscopy;
LOINC description : Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications
of diabetes, which can eventually lead to blindness. It is an ocular manifestation
of systemic disease which affects up to 80% of all patients who have had diabetes
for 10 years or more. The longer a person has diabetes, the higher his or her chances
of developing diabetic retinopathy.-Wikipedia;
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