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Example CodeSystem/vision-prescription-category (XML)
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Definition for Code SystemVisionPrescriptionCategory
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="vision-prescription-category"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2026-09-14T16:43:45.341+00:00"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<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>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="oo"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
<valueCode value="informative"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
<valueInteger value="1"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vision-prescription-category"/>
<version value="6.0.0-snapshot1"/>
<name value="VisionPrescriptionCategory"/>
<title value="Vision Prescription Category"/>
<status value="active"/>
<experimental value="true"/>
<publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
<description value="Example categories for classifying a vision prescription."/>
<jurisdiction>
<coding>
<system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
<code value="001"/>
<display value="World"/>
</coding>
</jurisdiction>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/vision-prescription-category"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="safety-wear"/>
<display value="Safety wear"/>
<definition value="Protective eyewear intended to reduce the risk of injury or exposure."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="cosmetic"/>
<display value="Cosmetic"/>
<definition value="Vision products prescribed primarily for cosmetic purposes rather than optical
correction."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="orthocorrective"/>
<display value="Orthocorrective"/>
<definition value="Vision products prescribed for orthocorrective purposes."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="orthokeratology"/>
<display value="Orthokeratology"/>
<definition value="Vision products prescribed for orthokeratology, typically involving overnight lenses
that temporarily reshape the cornea."/>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>
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.