Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by out of the public eye: Illness kept the actor out of the public eye for eighteen months. See also: eye, public. Under the attention and scrutiny of the public, as in The rock star's activities were very much in the public eye.
What causes diabetic foot ulcers? Diabetic foot ulcers are caused by neuropathic (nerve) and vascular (blood vessel) complications of the disease. Nerve damage due to diabetes causes altered or complete loss of feeling in the foot and/or leg. This is known as peripheral neuropathy.
Diabetes with a diabetic foot or other skin ulcer also requires an additional code for the ulcer. Example: Diabetes with heel ulcer of the right foot, fat layer exposed, would be coded E11.621 and L97.412. Note the additional code for the ulcer and the increase in specificity with this diagnosis.