5-144.xg:
Operations on the lens: Extracapsular cataract extraction [ECCE]: Other: With placement of a sclera-fixated posterior chamber lens, special variant of intraocular lens
The lens of your eye was surgically replaced by an artificial lens.
The lens of the eye is located behind the pupil. The pupil is a round hole in the iris. The lens of the eye is transparent, and lens-shaped like a magnifying glass. It lies in a fixed, transparent capsule made of connective tissue.
You then had an artificial lens inserted.
The capsule of your own lens remained in your eye. Your artificial lens is now inside this capsule.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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