Health condition negatively affecting the eye
This is a partial list of human eye diseases and disorders.
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a classification of known diseases and injuries, the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, or ICD-10. This list uses that classification.
H30-H36 Disorders of choroid and retina
H30 Chorioretinal inflammation
(H30) Chorioretinal inflammation
H31 Other disorders of choroid
(H31) Other disorders of choroid
H32 Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
(H32) Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
H33 Retinal detachments and breaks
- (H33) Retinal detachment with retinal break
- Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
- (H33.1) Retinoschisis and retinal cysts — the retina separates into several layers and may detach
- Cyst of ora serrata
- Parasitic cyst of retina NOS
- Pseudocyst of retina
- Excludes: congenital retinoschisis (Q14.1)
- microcystoid degeneration of retina (H35.4)
- (H33.2) Serous retinal detachment
- Retinal detachment:
- NOS
- without retinal break
- (H33.3) Retinal breaks without detachment
- Horseshoe tear of retina, without detachment
- Round hole of retina, without detachment
- Operculum
- Retinal break NOS
- Excludes: chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment (H59.8)
- peripheral retinal degeneration without break (H35.4)
- (H33.4) Traction detachment of retina
- (H33.5) Other retinal detachments[2]
H34 Retinal vascular occlusions
A retinal vessel occlusion is a blockage in the blood vessel at the back of your eye that can result in sight loss.
H35 Other retinal disorders
H36 Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
H43-H45 Disorders of vitreous body and globe
H43 Disorders of vitreous body
- (H43.0) Vitreous prolapse
- (H43.1) Vitreous haemorrhage
- (H43.2) Crystalline deposits in vitreous body
- (H43.3) Other vitreous opacities
- (H43.8) Other disorders of vitreous body
- (H43.9) Disorder of vitreous body, unspecified
H44 Disorders of globe
Includes: disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
- (H44.0) Purulent endophthalmitis
- (H44.1) Other endophthalmitis
- (H44.2) Degenerative myopia
- (H44.3) Other degenerative disorders of globe
- (H44.4) Hypotony of eye
- (H44.5) Degenerated conditions of globe
- (H44.6) Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
- Retained (old) magnetic foreign body (in):
- (H44.7) Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
- Retained (nonmagnetic)(old) foreign body (in):
- anterior chamber
- ciliary body
- iris
- lens
- posterior wall of globe
- vitreous body
- (H44.8) Other disorders of globe
- (H44.9) Disorder of globe, unspecified
H45 Disorders of vitreous body and globe in diseases classified elsewhere
Other codes
The following are not classified as diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59) by the World Health Organization:[4]
- (B36.1) Keratomycosis — fungal infection of the cornea
- (E50.6-E50.7) Xerophthalmia — dry eyes, caused by vitamin A deficiency
- (Q13.1) Aniridia — a rare congenital eye condition leading to underdevelopment or even absence of the iris of the eye