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Example CodeSystem/vision-prescription-category (XML)

Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations Work GroupStandards Status: Informative

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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.