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Use This Guide to Code Congenital Eye Conditions Correctly

Published on Wed Aug 27, 2025

Learn how often congenital glaucoma occurs. From conception, the eye begins to develop as early as six weeks’ gestation and is fully developed by birth. There are instances when part of the eye fails to develop correctly, or at all, during the gestational process. While rare, congenital eye conditions are important to know how to code for when a record [...]
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