Quality Measures for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

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Measure 1: Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control

in Pediatric/Strabismus, Claims, Glaucoma, Comprehensive, Cataract, Cornea, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Registry Web Portal, Group, Retina, Outcome

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per performance period for patients aged 18-75 years of age, with diabetes who had who had hemoglobin A1c > 9.0% seen during the performance period.

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Measure 12: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve Evaluation

in Glaucoma, Cornea, EHR-IRIS Integration, Claims, Cataract, Group, Comprehensive, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Retina, Pediatric/Strabismus, Registry Web Portal, Process

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per performance period for patients, aged 18 years and older, with a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) who have an optic nerve head evaluation during the performance period. It’s anticipated that clinicians who p…

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Measure 14: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Dilated Macular Examination

in Comprehensive, Cataract, Group, Cornea, Process, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Claims, Retina, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Registry Web Portal

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients, aged 50 years and older, with a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who had a dilated macular examination performed which included documentation of the presence or absence of…

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Measure 19: Diabetic Retinopathy: Communication with the Physician Managing On-going Diabetes Care

in High Priority, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Comprehensive, Retina, Group, EHR-IRIS Integration, Registry Web Portal, Cataract, Cornea, Claims

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per performance period for patients, aged 18 years and older, with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy seen during the performance period. This measure quantifies the percentage of these patients who had a dilated macular or f…

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Measure 110 (NQF 0041): Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

in Group, Retina, Cornea, Comprehensive, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cataract, Claims, Oculoplastic, EHR-IRIS Integration, Process, Registry Web Portal

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once for visits for patients seen between Oct. 1 and March 31, who are aged 6 months and older, who received an influenza immunization or who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunization. This measure is to be submitte…

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Measure 111: Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults

in Claims, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cornea, Cataract, Registry Web Portal, EHR-IRIS Integration, Oculoplastic, Group, Process, Retina, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Comprehensive

This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for patients, aged 65 years and older, who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccine.

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Measure 117: Diabetes: Eye Exam

in Cornea, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Cataract, Group, Comprehensive, Pediatric/Strabismus, Process, Claims, Registry Web Portal, EHR-IRIS Integration, Retina

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per performance period for patients, aged 18 -75 years old, with a diagnosis of diabetes seen during the performance period. This measure quantifies the percentage of these patients who had a retinal or dilated eye exam by an…

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Measure 128: Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-up Plan

in Oculoplastic, Process, Refractive Surgery, Registry Web Portal, Comprehensive, Group, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Pediatric/Strabismus, Retina, Cornea, Cataract, EHR-IRIS Integration, Claims, Glaucoma

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per performance period for patients, aged 18 years and older, with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months. For a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented duri…

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Measure 130: Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

in Cataract, EHR-IRIS Integration, Claims, Oculoplastic, Group, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cornea, Retina, High Priority, Process, Registry Web Portal, Comprehensive

This measure is to be submitted at each denominator eligible visit during the 12 month performance period, for patients aged 18 years and older, for which the physician or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources a…

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Measure 137: Melanoma: Continuity of Care – Recall System

in Registry Web Portal, Group, Comprehensive, High Priority, Oculoplastic

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for melanoma patients seen during the reporting period. It is anticipated that clinicians providing care for patients with melanoma or a history of melanoma will submit this measure.

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Measure 138: Melanoma: Coordination of Care

in Registry Web Portal, Process, Comprehensive, Group, High Priority, Oculoplastic

This measure is to be reported at each visit occurring during the reporting period for melanoma patients seen during the reporting period. It is anticipated that clinicians providing care for patients with melanoma will submit this measure.

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Measure 141: Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Reduction of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) by 15 Percent or Documentation of a Plan of Care

in Registry Web Portal, Claims, Comprehensive, Cornea, Cataract, Outcome, Group, Glaucoma, Retina

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for glaucoma patients seen during the reporting period. It is anticipated that clinicians who provide the primary management of patients with POAG will submit this measure.

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Measure 154: Falls: Risk Assessment

in High Priority, Retina, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Uveitis, Group, Cataract, Registry Web Portal, Glaucoma, Process, Refractive Surgery, Cornea, Oculoplastic

This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for patients seen during the performance period. There is no diagnosis associated with this measure. This measure is appropriate for use in all non-acute settings (with the exception of emergency depart…

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Measure 191 Cataracts: 20/40 or Better Visual Acuity within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery

in Cataract, Glaucoma, Comprehensive, EHR-IRIS Integration, Cornea, Group, Registry Web Portal, Outcome

This measure is to be calculated each time a patient aged 18 years and older, during the performance period, had a diagnosis of uncomplicated cataract who had cataract surgery and no significant ocular conditions impacting the visual outcome of surgery and had best-corrected…

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Measure 192: Cataracts: Complications within 30 Days Following Cataract Surgery Requiring Additional Surgical Procedures

in Cataract, Cornea, Group, Comprehensive, Outcome, Registry Web Portal, EHR-IRIS Integration, Glaucoma

This measure is to be calculated each time a patient aged 18 years and older, during the performance period, had a diagnosis of uncomplicated cataract who had cataract surgery and had any of a specified list of surgical procedures in the 30 days following cataract surgery wh…

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Measure 226: Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

in Cornea, Process, Comprehensive, Oculoplastic, Group, Registry Web Portal, Glaucoma, EHR-IRIS Integration, Pediatric/Strabismus, Claims, Cataract, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Retina

This measure now includes three parts. According to CMS, you are to use all codes that are applicable. This means you may have one or more that apply to your patient. This measure is to be submitted once per performance period for patients, aged 18 years and older, who we…

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Measure 236 (NQF 0018): Controlling High Blood Pressure

in Retina, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Outcome, Glaucoma, Claims, Cataract, Cornea, Registry Web Portal, Group, Comprehensive

Percentage of patients 18 through 85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) during the measurement period.

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Measure 238: Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly

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This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients seen during the reporting period.

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Measure 265: Biopsy Follow-Up

in Cornea, Comprehensive, Registry Web Portal, Oculoplastic, High Priority, Group, Process

This measure is to be reported once per reporting period for patients who are seen for an office visit and have a biopsy performed during the reporting period. This measure may be reported by clinicians who perform the quality actions described in the measure based on the se…

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Measure 317: Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented

in Process, Comprehensive, Pediatric/Strabismus, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Cataract, Group, Retina, Oculoplastic, Glaucoma, Registry Web Portal, Claims, Cornea

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients, aged 18 years and older, seen during the reporting period. Eligible professionals who report the measure must perform the blood pressure screening at the time of a qualifying visit and may no…

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Measure 374: Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report

in EHR-IRIS Integration, Comprehensive, Uveitis, Glaucoma, Cataract, Cornea, Oculoplastic, Registry Web Portal, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Retina, Pediatric/Strabismus, Process, High Priority, Group, Refractive Surgery

This measure is to be reported on the number of patients with a referral, for which the referring provider received a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred.

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Measure 384: Adult Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: No Return to the Operating Room Within 90 Days of Surgery

in Outcome, Retina, Registry Web Portal, Group

This measure is to be calculated each time a procedure for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is performed in the sample during the reporting period. This measure is intended to reflect the quality of services provided for the patient receiving primary rhegmatogenous…

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Measure 385: Adult Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Surgery: Visual Acuity Improvement Within 90 Days of Surgery

in Outcome, Retina, Group, Registry Web Portal

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Measure 388: Cataract Surgery with Intra-Operative Complications (Unplanned Rupture of Posterior Capsule requiring unplanned vitrectomy)

in Cataract, Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Glaucoma, Group, Cornea, Comprehensive

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who had cataract surgery performed and had an unplanned rupture of the posterior capsule requiring vitrectomy

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Measure 389: Cataract Surgery: Difference Between Planned and Final Refraction

in Cornea, Glaucoma, Cataract, Group, Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Comprehensive

This measure is to be calculated when a procedure for cataracts is performed in the sample during the reporting period. This measure is intended to reflect the quality of services provided for the patient receiving cataract surgery.

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Measure 397: Melanoma Reporting

in Oculoplastic, Claims, Group, Process, Registry Web Portal, High Priority, Comprehensive

This measure is to be reported each time a patient, aged 18 years and older, whose pathology report addresses specimens with a diagnosis of malignant cutaneous melanoma; however, only one QDC per date of service for a patient is required. This measure may be reported by elig…

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Measure 402: Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents

in Comprehensive, Uveitis, Pediatric/Strabismus, Group, Cataract, Oculoplastic, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Cornea, Glaucoma, Process, Registry Web Portal, Retina

This measure is to be reported once per reporting period for patients seen during the reporting period. This measure is intended to reflect the quality of services provided for preventive screening for tobacco use.

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Measure 419: Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Primary Headache

in Claims, Group, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Comprehensive, Registry Web Portal, High Priority

Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of primary headache disorder whom advanced brain imaging was not ordered.

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Measure 474: Zoster (Shingles) Vaccination

in Registry Web Portal, Process, Group, Cornea, Claims, Comprehensive

The percentage of patients aged 50 years and older who have had the Shingrix zoster (shingles) vaccination

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IRIS1: Endothelial Keratoplasty - Post-operative improvement in best corrected visual acuity to 20/40 or greater (better)

in Group, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Cornea

Percentage of endothelial keratoplasty patients with a best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or greater at 90 days after surgery

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IRIS2: Glaucoma – Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Reduction

in Group, Registry Web Portal, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Glaucoma, Outcome

Percentage of glaucoma patient visits where their IOP was below a threshold level based on the severity of their diagnosis.

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IRIS5: Surgery for Acquired Involutional Ptosis: Patients with an improvement of marginal reflex distance (MRD)

in Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Group, Registry Web Portal, Oculoplastic, Outcome

Percentage of surgical ptosis patients with an improvement of MRD postoperatively

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IRIS6: Acquired Involutional Entropion: Normalized lid position after surgical repair

in Oculoplastic, Registry Web Portal, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Outcome, Group

Percentage of surgical entropion patients with normalized lid position within 90 days postoperatively

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IRIS13: Diabetic Macular Edema: Loss of Visual Acuity

in Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Registry Web Portal, Group, Outcome, Retina

Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of diabetic macular edema with of loss of less than 0.3 logMar of visual acuity within the past 12 months.

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IRIS18: Chronic Anterior Uveitis - Post-treatment visual acuity

in Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Group, Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Uveitis

Percentage of chronic anterior uveitis patients with a post-treatment best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or greater OR patients whose visual acuity had returned to their baseline value prior to onset of uveitis.

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IRIS21: Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: Improvement of ocular deviation or absence of diplopia or functional improvement

in Outcome, Registry Web Portal, Group, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Neuro-Ophthalmology

Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis who had an improvement of ocular deviation OR were absent of diplopia in primary gaze OR had functional improvement of ptosis 6 months after initial treatment.

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IRIS22: Giant Cell Arteritis: Absence of fellow eye involvement after treatment

in Outcome, Registry Web Portal, Group, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Qualified Clinical Data Registry

Percentage of patients without fellow eye involvement 1-26 weeks after initiating treatment in patients with unilateral visual loss.

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IRIS23: Refractive Surgery: Patients with a postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) of 20/20 or better

in Refractive Surgery, Registry Web Portal, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Outcome, Group

Percentage of patients with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better

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IRIS24: Refractive Surgery: Patients with a postoperative correction within ± 0.5 Diopter (D) of the intended correction

in Registry Web Portal, Refractive Surgery, Group, Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry

Percentage of patients with an actual spherical equivalent within ± 0.5 D of the intended correction or SE

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IRIS27: Adverse Events After Cataract Surgery

in Outcome, Group, Registry Web Portal, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Cataract, Comprehensive

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of cataract who had cataract surgery and had the following complications with 90 days after cataract surgery: prolonged inflammation, incision complications, iris complications, retinal detachment, cystoid macul…

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IRIS35: Improvement of Macular Edema in Patients with Uveitis

in Outcome, Uveitis, Registry Web Portal, Group, Qualified Clinical Data Registry

Percentage of patients with uveitis and macular edema with a reduction of 20% or greater in the central subfield thickness on OCT within 90 days after treatment.

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IRIS36: Glaucoma – Visual Acuity Improvement Following Cataract Surgery Combined with a Trabeculectomy or an Aqueous Shunt Procedure

in Glaucoma, Group, Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Registry Web Portal

Percentage of patients who underwent cataract surgery combined with a trabeculectomy or an aqueous shunt procedure who had their visual acuity improve 2 or more lines from their preoperative visual acuity between 4 and 6 months postoperatively.

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IRIS37: Post-operative Opioid Management Following Oculoplastic Surgery

in Registry Web Portal, Group, High Priority, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Oculoplastic

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who underwent oculoplastic surgical procedures who were assessed for opioid use/requirements post-operatively, defined by either not receiving opioids post-operatively, receiving opioids for pain for 7 days or less post-operativ…

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IRIS38: Endothelial Keratoplasty - Dislocation Requiring Surgical Intervention

in Cornea, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Outcome, Registry Web Portal, Group

Percentage of endothelial keratoplasty patients with a rebubbling or revision or repair procedure within 90 days after surgery

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IRIS39: Glaucoma – Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Reduction Following Trabeculectomy or an Aqueous Shunt Procedure

in Group, Registry Web Portal, Glaucoma, Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry

Percentage of patients who underwent trabeculectomy or aqueous shunt procedures who had IOP reduced by 20% or more from their pretreatment between 3 and 4 months of treatment or a reduction in overall number of glaucoma medications.

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IRIS40: Regaining Vision After Cataract Surgery

in Outcome, Group, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Cataract, Registry Web Portal

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of cataract who had cataract surgery and had a best-corrected distance visual acuity of 20/20 or better achieved within 30 days following the cataract surgery.

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Views 180

IRIS41: Improved visual acuity after epiretinal membrane treatment within 120 days

in Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Group, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Retina

Percentage of patients with improved vision following epiretinal membrane treatment

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IRIS42: Return to OR or endophthalmitis within 90 days after epiretinal membrane surgical treatment

in Retina, Outcome, Registry Web Portal, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Group

Percentage of patients with an epiretinal membrane who have returned to the OR within 90 days of surgical treatment of epiretinal membrane.

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IRIS43: Glaucoma – Intraocular Pressure Reduction Following Laser Trabeculoplasty

in Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Registry Web Portal, Glaucoma, Group

Percentage of patients who underwent laser trabeculoplasty who had IOP reduced by 20% from their pretreatment level.

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IRIS44: Glaucoma – Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma

in Glaucoma, Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Group, Registry Web Portal

Percentage of eyes, in patients with a diagnosis of glaucoma, with a mean deviation loss of 3dB or more from their baseline.

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IRIS45: Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Loss of Visual Acuity

in Retina, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Group

Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of exudative age-related macular degeneration, being treated with anti-VEGF agents, with of loss of less than 0.3 logMar of visual acuity within the past 12 months.

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IRIS46: Evidence of anatomic closure of macular hole within 90 days after surgery as documented by OCT

in Retina, Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Registry Web Portal

Percentage of patients with a macular hole who have evidence of anatomic closure within 90 days after surgical treatment.

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IRIS47: Return to OR or endophthalmitis within 90 days after macular hole surgery

in Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Group, Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Retina

Percentage of patients with a macular hole who returned to the OR with complications within 90 days after surgical treatment for macular hole.

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IRIS48: Adult Surgical Esotropia: Postoperative alignment

in Group, Registry Web Portal, Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Pediatric/Strabismus

Percentage of adult esotropia patients receiving surgical treatment with a posttreatment alignment of 12 prism diopters (PD) or less.

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IRIS49: Surgical Pediatric Esotropia: Postoperative alignment

in Registry Web Portal, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Pediatric/Strabismus, Group

Percentage of surgical esotropia patients with a postoperative alignment of 15 prism diopters (PD) or less.

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IRIS50: Amblyopia: Interocular visual acuity

in Outcome, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Registry Web Portal, Group, Pediatric/Strabismus

Percentage of newly diagnosed amblyopic patients with a corrected interocular visual acuity difference of less than 0.23 logMAR 3 months after first diagnosis.

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IRIS51: Acute Anterior Uveitis: Post-treatment visual acuity

in Registry Web Portal, Qualified Clinical Data Registry, Group, Uveitis

Percentage of acute anterior uveitis patients with a post-treatment best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or greater OR patients whose visual acuity had returned to their baseline value prior to onset of uveitis.

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Views 70

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