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ophthalmology surgery date

opht_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The operative procedure date for a eye specialty care. Used to track temporal information related to ophthalmology surgery date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for ophthalmology management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

opht_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  opht_surg_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- ophthalmology surgery date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  opht_surg_dt as ophthalmology_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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