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Definition for Code SystemVisionPrescriptionCategory
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "vision-prescription-category",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2026-09-14T16:43:45.341+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem vision-prescription-category</b></p><a name=\"vision-prescription-category\"> </a><a name=\"hcvision-prescription-category\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/vision-prescription-category</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">safety-wear<a name=\"vision-prescription-category-safety-wear\"> </a></td><td>Safety wear</td><td>Protective eyewear intended to reduce the risk of injury or exposure.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">cosmetic<a name=\"vision-prescription-category-cosmetic\"> </a></td><td>Cosmetic</td><td>Vision products prescribed primarily for cosmetic purposes rather than optical correction.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">orthocorrective<a name=\"vision-prescription-category-orthocorrective\"> </a></td><td>Orthocorrective</td><td>Vision products prescribed for orthocorrective purposes.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">orthokeratology<a name=\"vision-prescription-category-orthokeratology\"> </a></td><td>Orthokeratology</td><td>Vision products prescribed for orthokeratology, typically involving overnight lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "oo"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "informative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 1
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/vision-prescription-category",
"version" : "6.0.0-snapshot1",
"name" : "VisionPrescriptionCategory",
"title" : "Vision Prescription Category",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : true,
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"description" : "Example categories for classifying a vision prescription.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/vision-prescription-category",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "safety-wear",
"display" : "Safety wear",
"definition" : "Protective eyewear intended to reduce the risk of injury or exposure."
},
{
"code" : "cosmetic",
"display" : "Cosmetic",
"definition" : "Vision products prescribed primarily for cosmetic purposes rather than optical correction."
},
{
"code" : "orthocorrective",
"display" : "Orthocorrective",
"definition" : "Vision products prescribed for orthocorrective purposes."
},
{
"code" : "orthokeratology",
"display" : "Orthokeratology",
"definition" : "Vision products prescribed for orthokeratology, typically involving overnight lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea."
}]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the
examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part
of the specification.