Clinical Conditions / Diagnosis
In the CUES, MECS, CES and GOS 18 modules, diagnosis (or tentative diagnosis) are selected from a pre-defined list of conditions, each linked to an entry in the SNOMED catalogue. This is intended to make conditions easier to find for practitioners, improve the quality of information on referrals and GP reports and provide quality and consistency of recording for audit and reporting.
Links to the conditions lists can be found below. Two lists are provided; one with all conditions in alphabetical order and one with conditions grouped by anatomical structure.
Outcomes by exception
The following outcomes are included for completeness despite not, strictly speaking, being diagnoses:
- Patient condition resolved
- To be used to indicate that a condition has now resolved, for example at a follow-up appointment.
- No pathology identified
- Photopsia (flashes)
- Unexplained visual loss
We expect that these outcomes will be used rarely; please make a tentative diagnosis wherever possible. The use of these outcomes is monitored through regular clinical audit.
Conditions/diagnosis FAQs:
What if I’m not sure or not confident of the diagnosis?
Please select your tentative or working diagnosis. You can add further detail and specify that the diagnosis is tentative within the free text section of the episode and/or referral.
How did you decide which conditions to include?
We aimed to cover every condition that had been used at least ten times over a year of MECS and CUES episodes. A panel of experienced optometrists discussed and agreed the final list and terminology used.
I can’t find the condition I want!
This list has been developed with extensive research into the conditions diagnosed within our services using a working group of experienced optometrists. It is designed to cover the vast majority of conditions that are likely to be seen in minor and urgent eyecare services in primary care optometry.
If, after looking at these resources, you feel the condition you want is not covered, please fill in the form here. We will review these requests periodically and make updates where required.
I want to use a more specific/detailed diagnostic term:
Please use the more generic term available and use the more detailed term in the episode notes and/or the free text part of your referral.
