DICOM Module
Visual Acuity Measurements Module
- Attributes
- 13
- Required (Type 1 / 1C)
- 8
- Source
- PS3.3 §C.8.25.12
Overview
defines the Attributes used to represent the subjective measurements of a patient's visual acuity. Usually each eye is measured individually, but sometimes only one eye is measured; sometimes the visual acuity of both eyes working together is measured. The visual acuity may be measured uncorrected, or with various refractive corrections, such as best corrected distance, pinhole, habitual near, etc
Attributes
Type: 1 required (non-zero), 1C required when condition met, 2 required (may be zero-length), 2C conditional, 3 optional.
| Attribute | Tag | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Viewing Distance Type | (0046,0125) | 1 |
| Visual Acuity Type Code Sequence | (0046,0121) | 1 |
| Include . D. | >Include . D. | — |
| Background Color | (0046,0092) | 1 |
| Optotype | (0046,0094) | 1 |
| Optotype Detailed Definition | (0046,0139) | 1C |
| Optotype Presentation | (0046,0095) | 1 |
| Visual Acuity Right Eye Sequence | (0046,0122) | 1C |
| Include | >Include | — |
| Visual Acuity Left Eye Sequence | (0046,0123) | 1C |
| Include | >Include | — |
| Visual Acuity Both Eyes Open Sequence | (0046,0124) | 3 |
| Include | >Include | — |