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. 2023 May 11;66(1):928–939. doi: 10.1159/000530954

Table 1.

Procedures included in dataset, which occurred in 5 or more cases

Procedure code Procedure description Total number of occurrences in dataset
42702 Cataract surgery 374
42725 Vitrectomy 298
42809 Laser photocoagulation 149
42746 Trabeculectomy 56
42740 Intravitreal injection 49
45623 Ptosis repair 29
42653 Corneal transplantation 25
42776 Scleral buckling 24
31356 Malignant skin excision 22
42815 Silicone oil or liquid removal 21
42641 Auto-conjunctival transplant 17
42698 Lens extraction 16
42686 Removal of pterygium 15
45617 Blepharoplasty 14
72855 Frozen section examination (1 section) 13
42801 Radioactive plaque insertion 13
42503 Ophthalmological examination under anaesthesia 12
42623 Dacryocystorhinostomy 12
42738 Paracentesis of anterior chamber or vitreous cavity 11
42719 Removal of vitreous or capsular or lens material 10
42802 Radioactive plaque removal 10
42833 Squint operation 9
42551 Repair of penetrating wound or rupture of eye 8
42731 Lensectomy combined with vitrectomy 8
42701 Intraocular lens insertion 7
42704 Intraocular lens removal or repositioning 7
45451 Full thickness skin grafts 7
45626 Correction of ectropion or entropion 7
42509 Enucleation of eye 7
42710 Removal of intraocular lens and replacement with posterior chamber lens or scleral fixation 6
42533 Exploration of orbit with drainage or biopsy 6
42818 Cryotherapy 6
72856 Frozen section examination (2–4 sections) 5
42584 Repair of rupture extraocular muscle or medial palpebral ligament 5