Transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on .

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration in June 2004. In accordance with the Interventional Procedures Programme Process Guide, guidance on procedures with special arrangements are reviewed 3 years after publication and the procedure is reassessed if important new evidence is available.

The guidance was considered for reassessment in June 2007 and it was concluded that NICE will not be updating this guidance at this stage. However, if you believe there is new evidence which should warrant a review of our guidance, please contact us via the email address below.

Description

Age-related macular degeneration is the commonest cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries.  Transpupillary thermotherapy uses laser energy to coagulate vessels in the wet form of macular degeneration and is intended to alter the disease process and preserve vision.

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

C88.1 Transpupillary thermotherapy to subretinal lesion

Includes: Transpupillary thermotherapy to retinal lesion

In addition the ICD-10 code H35.3 Degeneration of macula and posterior pole would be recorded.

_{The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS.   The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided.  www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding}

Details

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Links:

	IPG58 Transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration: guidance	01 June 2004
	IPG58 Transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration: guidance (web format)	04 February 2011
	IPG058 Transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration: understanding NICE guidance	01 June 2004
	IPG58 Thermotherapi trawsganhwyllol ar gyfer dirywiad macwlaidd sy'n gysylltiedig ag oed: deall canllawiau NICE	12 May 2009
	IPG058 Transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration: distribution list	21 July 2004
	Interventional procedure consultation document - transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration	28 January 2004
	Overview of transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration	30 December 2003
	Consent - procedures for which the benefits and risks are uncertain	27 November 2003