Validation of Diagnostic Codes to Identify Glaucoma in Taiwan's Claims Data: A Multi-Institutional Study.

Pei-Ting LuTsung-Hsien TsaiChi-Chun LaiLan-Hsin ChuangShih-Chieh Shao

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2024)

The diagnostic codes were highly reliable for identifying cases of glaucoma in Taiwan's routine healthcare practice. These results provide confidence when using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes to define glaucoma cases in healthcare database research in Taiwan.

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