207WX0108X — Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease (Ophthalmology) Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Ophthalmology

Specialization

Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease

Section

Individual

Definition

An ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of intraocular inflammation, scleritis, keratitis and infectious disorders affecting the eye and inflammatory disorders of the adnexa and/or orbit.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Ophthalmology

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 207W00000XOphthalmology
• 207WX0009XGlaucoma Specialist
• 207WX0107XRetina Specialist
• 207WX0109XNeuro-ophthalmology
• 207WX0110XPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist
• 207WX0120XCornea and External Diseases Specialist
• 207WX0200XOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery