IBU/APS Selection Guidelines 5/15/2024 These guidelines provide assistance in selecting when an IBU interview or an APS is most appropriate. First select a CLASSIFICATION in the left column. Then select a SUBCATEGORY from the middle column. IBU/APS selection guidelines are presented in the RECOMMENDATIONS column. EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT CARDIOLOGY CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES DERMATOLOGY EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT ENDOCRINOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY GENITOURINARY GYNECOLOGY HEMATOLOGY MISCELLANEOUS NEUROLOGY PSYCHIATRY PULMONARY RHEUMATOLOGY VASCULAR Blindness Acoustic Neuroma Benign Positional Vertigo Blindness Cataracts Deafness Detached Retina Diplopia (Double vision) Glaucoma Iritis Meniere’s Disease Nasal Polyps Nystagmus Optic Neuritis Otitis Media Retinopathy Sinusitis Strabismus Uveitis Vocal Cord Polyps EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT → Blindness Order an IBU unless the following is disclosed: - Recent onset of partial or complete vision loss, with no known cause or inadequate evaluation - Episode within the past 12 months which has resolved with or without evaluation - Any episode in the past year with accompanying neurological symptoms - If known cause, see specific impairment for guidelines © IBU, Inc. 2024 • 157 Church Street, 19th Floor • New Haven, CT 06510 • 877-203-4592