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Table 2 Eye-related procedures performed by AMD-patients treated at the Brazilian public health system since 2014 (N = 23,031)

From: Age-related macular degeneration and resource utilization in the Brazilian public healthcare system: a real-world retrospective study

Eye-related procedures (SIGTAP code)

N

Optimal coherence tomography (02.11.06.028-3)

26,155

Medical treatment of retinal disease (03.03.05.023-3)

3372

Tonometry (02.11.06.025-9)

161,836

Mapping of retina (02.11.06.012-7)

136,678

Colorful binocular retinography (02.11.06.017-8)

33,000

Fluorescent binocular retinography (02.11.06.018-6)

29,016

Fundoscopy (02.11.06.010-0)

25,190

Intravitreous injection (04.05.03.005-3)

24,339

Laser photocoagulation (04.05.03.004-5)

21,868

Ultrasonography of the ocular globe / orbit (monocular) (02.05.02.008-9)

14,092