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Population Criteria

        • "Cataract Surgery Between January and September of Measurement Period" CataractSurgeryPerformed
            with ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate
              such that Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, start of "Measurement Period" ) >= 18
         
        • "Initial Population"
         
        • "Cataract Surgery Between January and September of Measurement Period" CataractSurgeryPerformed
            with ( ["Diagnosis": "Acute and Subacute Iridocyclitis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Amblyopia"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Burn Confined to Eye and Adnexa"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Cataract Secondary to Ocular Disorders"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Cataract, Congenital"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Cataract, Mature or Hypermature"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Cataract, Posterior Polar"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Central Corneal Ulcer"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Certain Types of Iridocyclitis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Choroidal Degenerations"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Choroidal Detachment"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Choroidal Hemorrhage and Rupture"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Chronic Iridocyclitis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Cloudy Cornea"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Corneal Edema"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Corneal Opacity and Other Disorders of Cornea"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Degeneration of Macula and Posterior Pole"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Degenerative Disorders of Globe"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Diabetic Macular Edema"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Diabetic Retinopathy"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Disorders of Optic Chiasm"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Disorders of Visual Cortex"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Glaucoma"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Glaucoma Associated with Congenital Anomalies, Dystrophies, and Systemic Syndromes"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Hereditary Choroidal Dystrophies"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Hypotony of Eye"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Injury to Optic Nerve and Pathways"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Macular Scar of Posterior Polar"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Morgagnian Cataract"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Nystagmus and Other Irregular Eye Movements"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Open Wound of Eyeball"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Optic Atrophy"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Optic Neuritis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Other and Unspecified Forms of Chorioretinitis and Retinochoroiditis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Other Background Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Changes"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Other Disorders of Optic Nerve"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Other Endophthalmitis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Other Proliferative Retinopathy"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Pathologic Myopia"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Posterior Lenticonus"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Prior Penetrating Keratoplasty"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Purulent Endophthalmitis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Retinal Detachment with Retinal Defect"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Retinal Vascular Occlusion"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Retrolental Fibroplasias"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Scleritis and Episcleritis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Separation of Retinal Layers"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Traumatic Cataract"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Uveitis"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Vascular Disorders of Iris and Ciliary Body"]
              union ["Diagnosis": "Visual Field Defects"] ) ComorbidDiagnosis
              such that ComorbidDiagnosis.prevalencePeriod overlaps before CataractSurgeryPerformed.relevantPeriod
         
        • "Cataract Surgery Between January and September of Measurement Period" CataractSurgeryPerformed
            with ( ["Physical Exam, Performed": "Best corrected visual acuity (observable entity)"]
              union ["Physical Exam, Performed": "Best Corrected Visual Acuity Exam Using Snellen Chart"] ) VisualAcuityExamPerformed
              such that VisualAcuityExamPerformed.relevantDatetime 90 days or less after day of 
              end of CataractSurgeryPerformed.relevantPeriod
                and VisualAcuityExamPerformed.result in "Visual Acuity 20/40 or Better"
         
        • None
         
        • None
         
        • None
         
  • Definitions

    Functions

    Terminology

    • code "Best corrected visual acuity (observable entity)" ("SNOMEDCT Code (419775003)")
    • code "Birth date" ("LOINC Code (21112-8)")
    • valueset "Acute and Subacute Iridocyclitis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1241)
    • valueset "Amblyopia" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1448)
    • valueset "Best Corrected Visual Acuity Exam Using Snellen Chart" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1560)
    • valueset "Burn Confined to Eye and Adnexa" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1409)
    • valueset "Cataract Secondary to Ocular Disorders" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1410)
    • valueset "Cataract Surgery" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1411)
    • valueset "Cataract, Congenital" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1412)
    • valueset "Cataract, Mature or Hypermature" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1413)
    • valueset "Cataract, Posterior Polar" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1414)
    • valueset "Central Corneal Ulcer" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1428)
    • valueset "Certain Types of Iridocyclitis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1415)
    • valueset "Choroidal Degenerations" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1450)
    • valueset "Choroidal Detachment" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1451)
    • valueset "Choroidal Hemorrhage and Rupture" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1452)
    • valueset "Chronic Iridocyclitis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1416)
    • valueset "Cloudy Cornea" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1417)
    • valueset "Corneal Edema" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1418)
    • valueset "Corneal Opacity and Other Disorders of Cornea" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1419)
    • valueset "Degeneration of Macula and Posterior Pole" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1453)
    • valueset "Degenerative Disorders of Globe" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1454)
    • valueset "Diabetic Macular Edema" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1455)
    • valueset "Diabetic Retinopathy" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.327)
    • valueset "Disorders of Optic Chiasm" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1457)
    • valueset "Disorders of Visual Cortex" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1458)
    • valueset "Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1459)
    • valueset "Ethnicity" (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.837)
    • valueset "Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1460)
    • valueset "Glaucoma" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1423)
    • valueset "Glaucoma Associated with Congenital Anomalies, Dystrophies, and Systemic Syndromes" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1461)
    • valueset "Hereditary Choroidal Dystrophies" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1462)
    • valueset "Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1424)
    • valueset "Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1463)
    • valueset "Hypotony of Eye" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1426)
    • valueset "Injury to Optic Nerve and Pathways" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1427)
    • valueset "Macular Scar of Posterior Polar" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1559)
    • valueset "Morgagnian Cataract" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1558)
    • valueset "Nystagmus and Other Irregular Eye Movements" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1465)
    • valueset "ONC Administrative Sex" (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1)
    • valueset "Open Wound of Eyeball" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1430)
    • valueset "Optic Atrophy" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1466)
    • valueset "Optic Neuritis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1467)
    • valueset "Other and Unspecified Forms of Chorioretinitis and Retinochoroiditis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1468)
    • valueset "Other Background Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Changes" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1469)
    • valueset "Other Disorders of Optic Nerve" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1471)
    • valueset "Other Endophthalmitis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1473)
    • valueset "Other Proliferative Retinopathy" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1480)
    • valueset "Pathologic Myopia" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1432)
    • valueset "Payer" (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591)
    • valueset "Posterior Lenticonus" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1433)
    • valueset "Prior Penetrating Keratoplasty" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1475)
    • valueset "Purulent Endophthalmitis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1477)
    • valueset "Race" (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.836)
    • valueset "Retinal Detachment with Retinal Defect" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1478)
    • valueset "Retinal Vascular Occlusion" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1479)
    • valueset "Retrolental Fibroplasias" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1438)
    • valueset "Scleritis and Episcleritis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1481)
    • valueset "Separation of Retinal Layers" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1482)
    • valueset "Traumatic Cataract" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1443)
    • valueset "Uveitis" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1444)
    • valueset "Vascular Disorders of Iris and Ciliary Body" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1445)
    • valueset "Visual Acuity 20/40 or Better" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1483)
    • valueset "Visual Field Defects" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1446)

    Data Criteria (QDM Data Elements)

    • "Diagnosis: Acute and Subacute Iridocyclitis" using "Acute and Subacute Iridocyclitis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1241)"
    • "Diagnosis: Amblyopia" using "Amblyopia (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1448)"
    • "Diagnosis: Burn Confined to Eye and Adnexa" using "Burn Confined to Eye and Adnexa (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1409)"
    • "Diagnosis: Cataract Secondary to Ocular Disorders" using "Cataract Secondary to Ocular Disorders (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1410)"
    • "Diagnosis: Cataract, Congenital" using "Cataract, Congenital (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1412)"
    • "Diagnosis: Cataract, Mature or Hypermature" using "Cataract, Mature or Hypermature (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1413)"
    • "Diagnosis: Cataract, Posterior Polar" using "Cataract, Posterior Polar (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1414)"
    • "Diagnosis: Central Corneal Ulcer" using "Central Corneal Ulcer (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1428)"
    • "Diagnosis: Certain Types of Iridocyclitis" using "Certain Types of Iridocyclitis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1415)"
    • "Diagnosis: Choroidal Degenerations" using "Choroidal Degenerations (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1450)"
    • "Diagnosis: Choroidal Detachment" using "Choroidal Detachment (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1451)"
    • "Diagnosis: Choroidal Hemorrhage and Rupture" using "Choroidal Hemorrhage and Rupture (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1452)"
    • "Diagnosis: Chronic Iridocyclitis" using "Chronic Iridocyclitis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1416)"
    • "Diagnosis: Cloudy Cornea" using "Cloudy Cornea (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1417)"
    • "Diagnosis: Corneal Edema" using "Corneal Edema (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1418)"
    • "Diagnosis: Corneal Opacity and Other Disorders of Cornea" using "Corneal Opacity and Other Disorders of Cornea (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1419)"
    • "Diagnosis: Degeneration of Macula and Posterior Pole" using "Degeneration of Macula and Posterior Pole (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1453)"
    • "Diagnosis: Degenerative Disorders of Globe" using "Degenerative Disorders of Globe (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1454)"
    • "Diagnosis: Diabetic Macular Edema" using "Diabetic Macular Edema (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1455)"
    • "Diagnosis: Diabetic Retinopathy" using "Diabetic Retinopathy (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.327)"
    • "Diagnosis: Disorders of Optic Chiasm" using "Disorders of Optic Chiasm (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1457)"
    • "Diagnosis: Disorders of Visual Cortex" using "Disorders of Visual Cortex (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1458)"
    • "Diagnosis: Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis" using "Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1459)"
    • "Diagnosis: Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis" using "Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1460)"
    • "Diagnosis: Glaucoma" using "Glaucoma (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1423)"
    • "Diagnosis: Glaucoma Associated with Congenital Anomalies, Dystrophies, and Systemic Syndromes" using "Glaucoma Associated with Congenital Anomalies, Dystrophies, and Systemic Syndromes (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1461)"
    • "Diagnosis: Hereditary Choroidal Dystrophies" using "Hereditary Choroidal Dystrophies (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1462)"
    • "Diagnosis: Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies" using "Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1424)"
    • "Diagnosis: Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies" using "Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1463)"
    • "Diagnosis: Hypotony of Eye" using "Hypotony of Eye (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1426)"
    • "Diagnosis: Injury to Optic Nerve and Pathways" using "Injury to Optic Nerve and Pathways (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1427)"
    • "Diagnosis: Macular Scar of Posterior Polar" using "Macular Scar of Posterior Polar (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1559)"
    • "Diagnosis: Morgagnian Cataract" using "Morgagnian Cataract (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1558)"
    • "Diagnosis: Nystagmus and Other Irregular Eye Movements" using "Nystagmus and Other Irregular Eye Movements (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1465)"
    • "Diagnosis: Open Wound of Eyeball" using "Open Wound of Eyeball (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1430)"
    • "Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy" using "Optic Atrophy (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1466)"
    • "Diagnosis: Optic Neuritis" using "Optic Neuritis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1467)"
    • "Diagnosis: Other and Unspecified Forms of Chorioretinitis and Retinochoroiditis" using "Other and Unspecified Forms of Chorioretinitis and Retinochoroiditis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1468)"
    • "Diagnosis: Other Background Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Changes" using "Other Background Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Changes (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1469)"
    • "Diagnosis: Other Disorders of Optic Nerve" using "Other Disorders of Optic Nerve (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1471)"
    • "Diagnosis: Other Endophthalmitis" using "Other Endophthalmitis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1473)"
    • "Diagnosis: Other Proliferative Retinopathy" using "Other Proliferative Retinopathy (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1480)"
    • "Diagnosis: Pathologic Myopia" using "Pathologic Myopia (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1432)"
    • "Diagnosis: Posterior Lenticonus" using "Posterior Lenticonus (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1433)"
    • "Diagnosis: Prior Penetrating Keratoplasty" using "Prior Penetrating Keratoplasty (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1475)"
    • "Diagnosis: Purulent Endophthalmitis" using "Purulent Endophthalmitis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1477)"
    • "Diagnosis: Retinal Detachment with Retinal Defect" using "Retinal Detachment with Retinal Defect (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1478)"
    • "Diagnosis: Retinal Vascular Occlusion" using "Retinal Vascular Occlusion (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1479)"
    • "Diagnosis: Retrolental Fibroplasias" using "Retrolental Fibroplasias (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1438)"
    • "Diagnosis: Scleritis and Episcleritis" using "Scleritis and Episcleritis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1481)"
    • "Diagnosis: Separation of Retinal Layers" using "Separation of Retinal Layers (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1482)"
    • "Diagnosis: Traumatic Cataract" using "Traumatic Cataract (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1443)"
    • "Diagnosis: Uveitis" using "Uveitis (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1444)"
    • "Diagnosis: Vascular Disorders of Iris and Ciliary Body" using "Vascular Disorders of Iris and Ciliary Body (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1445)"
    • "Diagnosis: Visual Field Defects" using "Visual Field Defects (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1446)"
    • "Patient Characteristic Birthdate: Birth date" using "Birth date (LOINC Code 21112-8)"
    • "Patient Characteristic Ethnicity: Ethnicity" using "Ethnicity (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.837)"
    • "Patient Characteristic Payer: Payer" using "Payer (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591)"
    • "Patient Characteristic Race: Race" using "Race (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.836)"
    • "Patient Characteristic Sex: ONC Administrative Sex" using "ONC Administrative Sex (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1)"
    • "Physical Exam, Performed: Best corrected visual acuity (observable entity)" using "Best corrected visual acuity (observable entity) (SNOMEDCT Code 419775003)"
    • "Physical Exam, Performed: Best Corrected Visual Acuity Exam Using Snellen Chart" using "Best Corrected Visual Acuity Exam Using Snellen Chart (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1560)"
    • "Procedure, Performed: Cataract Surgery" using "Cataract Surgery (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1411)"

    Supplemental Data Elements

    Risk Adjustment Variables