List of eye diseases and disorders. |
| H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa |
| H00-H06 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit |
| (H00.0) Hordeolum ("stye" or "sty") - a bacterial infection of sebaceous |
| (H00.1) Chalazion - a cyst in the /eyelid/ (usually upper eyelid) |
| (H01.0) Blepharitis - inflammation of /eyelids/ and eyelashes; characterized |
| by white flaky skin near the eyelashes |
| (H02.0) Entropion and trichiasis |
| (H02.6) Xanthelasma of eyelid |
| (H03.0*) Parasitic infestation of eyelid in diseases classified elsewhere |
| Dermatitis of eyelid due to Demodex species ( B88.0+ ) |
| Parasitic infestation of eyelid in: |
| (H03.1*) Involvement of eyelid in other infectious diseases classified |
| Involvement of eyelid in: |
| herpesviral (herpes simplex) infection ( B00.5+ ) |
| molluscum contagiosum (B08.1+ ) |
| (H03.8*) Involvement of eyelid in other diseases classified elsewhere |
| Involvement of eyelid in impetigo ( L01.0+ ) |
| (H06.2*) Dysthyroid exophthalmos |
| H10-H13 Disorders of conjunctiva |
| (H10) Conjunctivitis - inflammation of the /conjunctiva/ |
| (H11.0) Pterygium - benign growth of the /conjunctiva/ |
| (H11.3) Subconjunctival hemorrhage - burst blood vessels on /conjunctiva/ |
| (H13.1*) Conjunctivitis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified |
| adenoviral follicular (acute) ( B30.1+ ) |
| haemorrhagic (acute)(epidemic) ( B30.3+ ) |
| herpesviral [herpes simplex] ( B00.5+ ) |
| H15-H22 Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body |
| (H15.0) Scleritis - a painful inflammation of the /sclera/ |
| (H16) Keratitis - inflammation of the /cornea/ |
| (H16.0) Corneal ulcer / Corneal abrasion - loss of the surface /epithelial/ |
| layer of the eye's /cornea/ |
| (H16.1) Snow blindness / Arc eye - a painful condition caused by exposure of |
| unprotected eyes to bright light |
| (H16.1) Thygeson's superficial punctate keratopathy |
| (H16.4) Corneal neovascularization |
| (H18.5) Fuchs' dystrophy - cloudy morning vision |
| (H18.6) Keratoconus - the /cornea/ thins and changes shape to be more like a |
| (H19.3) Keratoconjunctivitis sicca - dry eyes |
| (H20.0) Iritis - inflammation of the /iris/ |
| (H20.0, H44.1) Uveitis - inflammatory process involving the /interior/ of |
| H25-H28 Disorders of lens |
| (H25-H26) Cataract - the /lens/ becomes opaque |
| H30-H36 Disorders of choroid and retina |
| (H33) Retinal detachment - the /retina/ detaches from the /choroid/, leading |
| to blurred and distorted vision |
| (H33.1) Retinoschisis - the /retina/ separates into several layers and may |
| (H35.0) Hypertensive retinopathy - burst blood vessels, due to long-term |
| (H35.0/E10-E14) Diabetic retinopathy damage to the /retina/ caused |
| by complications of diabetes mellitus, which could eventually lead to blindness |
| (H35.0-H35.2) Retinopathy - general term referring to non-inflammatory |
| (H35.1) Retinopathy of prematurity - scarring and /retinal/ detachment in |
| (H35.3) Age-related macular degeneration - the photosensitive cells in the |
| /macula/ malfunction and over time cease to work |
| (H35.3) Macular degeneration - loss of central vision, due to /macular/ |
| (H35.5) Retinitis pigmentosa - genetic disorder; tunnel vision preceded by |
| (H35.81) Macular edema - distorted central vision, due to a swollen /macula/ |
| (H40-H42) Glaucoma - optic neuropathy |
| H43-H45 Disorders of vitreous body and globe |
| (H43.9) Floaters - shadow-like shapes which appear singly or together with |
| several others in the field of vision |
| H46-H48 Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways |
| (H47.2) Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy - genetic disorder; loss of |
| H49-H52 Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and |
| (H49-H50) Strabismus (Crossed eye/Wandering eye/Walleye) - the eyes do not |
| point in the same direction |
| (H49.3-4) Ophthalmoparesis - the partial or total paralysis of the |
| (H49.4) Progressive external ophthalmoplegia - weakness of the |
| (H50.0, H50.3) Esotropia - the tendency for eyes to become |
| (H50.1, H50.3) Exotropia - the tendency for eyes to look outward |
| H52 Disorders of refraction and accommodation |
| (H52.0) Hyperopia (Farsightedness) - the inability to focus on near |
| objects (and in extreme cases, any objects) |
| (H52.1) Myopia (Nearsightedness) - distant objects appear blurred |
| (H52.2) Astigmatism - the cornea or the /lens/ of the eye is not |
| perfectly spherical, resulting in different focal points in different planes |
| (H52.3) Anisometropia - the /lenses/ of the two eyes have different |
| (H52.4) Presbyopia - a condition that occurs with growing age and |
| results in the inability to focus on close objects |
| (H52.5) Disorders of accommodation |
| H53-H54.9 Visual disturbances and blindness |
| (H53.0) Amblyopia (lazy eye) - poor or blurry vision due to either no |
| transmission or poor transmission of the visual image to the brain |
| (H53.0) Leber's congenital amaurosis - genetic disorder; appears at birth, |
| characterised by sluggish or no /pupillary/ responses |
| (H53.1, H53.4) Scotoma (blind spot) - an area impairment of vision |
| surrounded by a field of relatively well-preserved vision |
| (H53.5) Color blindness - the inability to perceive differences between some |
| or all colors that other people can distinguish |
| (H53.5) Achromatopsia / Maskun - a low cone count or lack of |
| (H53.6) Nyctalopia (Nightblindness) - a condition making it difficult or |
| impossible to see in the dark |
| (H54) Blindness - the brain does not receive optical information, through |
| (H54.9) micro-opthalmia/coloboma a disconnection between the optic |
| nerve and the brain and/or spinal cord. |
| (H54/B73) River blindness - blindness caused by long-term infection |
| by a parasitic worm (rare in western societies) |
| H55-H59 Other disorders of eye and adnexa |
| (H57.9) Red eye - /conjunctiva/ appears red typically due to illness or |
| (H58.0) Argyll Robertson pupil - small, unequal, irregularly shaped /pupils/ |
| (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 |
| World Health Organization's ICD-10 Codes |
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