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thumb|Box containing forty-five glass eyeballs representing a variety of eye pathologies ([[Sorbonne University).]]
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.
H00–H06 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
- (H02.1) Ectropion
- (H02.2) Lagophthalmos
- (H02.3) Blepharochalasis
- (H02.4) Ptosis
- (H02.5) Stye, an acne type infection of the sebaceous glands on or near the eyelid.
- (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:
- leishmaniasis ( B55.–+ )
- loiasis ( B74.3+ )
- onchocerciasis ( B73+ )
- phthiriasis ( B85.3+ )
- (H03.1*) Involvement of eyelid in other infectious diseases classified elsewhere
- Involvement of eyelid in:
- herpesviral (herpes simplex) infection ( B00.5+ )
- leprosy ( A30.-+ )
- molluscum contagiosum ( B08.1+ )
- tuberculosis ( A18.4+ )
- yaws ( A66.-+ )
- zoster ( B02.3+ )
- (H03.8*) Involvement of eyelid in other diseases classified elsewhere
- Involvement of eyelid in impetigo ( L01.0+ )
- (H04.0) Dacryoadenitis
- (H04.2) Epiphora
- (H06.2*) Dysthyroid exophthalmos it is shown that if your eye comes out that it will shrink because the optic fluids drain out
H10–H13 Disorders of conjunctiva
- (H10.0) Conjunctivitis – inflammation of the conjunctiva commonly due to an infection or an allergic reaction
- (H11.129) Conjunctival concretion – development of hard deposits under the eyelid
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 – degenerative disease: the cornea thins and changes shape to be more like a cone than a parabole
- (H19.3) Keratoconjunctivitis sicca – dry eyes
- (H20.0) Iritis – inflammation of the iris
- (H20.0, H44.1) Uveitis – inflammatory process involving the interior of the eye; Sympathetic ophthalmia is a subset.
H25–H28 Disorders of lens
- (H25) Cataract – the lens becomes opaque
- (H26) Myopia – close object appears clearly, but far ones do not
- (H27) Hypermetropia – Nearby objects appears blurry
- (H28) Presbyopia – inability to focus on nearby objects
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H30–H36 Disorders of choroid and retina
H30 Chorioretinal inflammation
(H30) Chorioretinal inflammation
- (H30.0) Focal chorioretinal inflammation
- Focal:
- chorioretinitis
- choroiditis
- retinitis
- retinochoroiditis
- (H30.1) Disseminated chorioretinal inflammation
- Disseminated:
- chorioretinitis
- choroiditis
- retinitis
- retinochoroiditis
::*Excludes: exudative retinopathy (H35.0)
- (H30.2) Posterior cyclitis
- Pars planitis
- (H30.8) Other chorioretinal inflammations
- Harada's disease
- (H30.9) Chorioretinal inflammation, unspecified
- Chorioretinitis
- Choroiditis
- Retinitis
- Retinochoroiditis
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
- (H35.0) Hypertensive retinopathy – burst blood vessels, due to long-term high blood pressure
- (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 damage to the retina
- (H35.1) Retinopathy of prematurity – scarring and retinal detachment in premature babies
- (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 degeneration
- Bull's Eye Maculopathy
- (H35.3) Epiretinal membrane – a transparent layer forms and tightens over the retina
- (H35.4) Peripheral retinal degeneration
- (H35.5) Hereditary retinal dystrophy
- (H35.5) Retinitis pigmentosa – genetic disorder; tunnel vision preceded by night-blindness
- (H35.6) Retinal haemorrhage
- (H35.7) Separation of retinal layers
- Central serous retinopathy
- Retinal detachment: Detachment of retinal pigment epithelium
- (H35.8) Other specified retinal disorders
- (H35.81) Macular edema – distorted central vision, due to a swollen macula
- (H35.9) Retinal disorder, unspecified
H46–H48 Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
- (H47.2) Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy – genetic disorder; loss of central vision,.
- (H47.3) Optic disc drusen – globules progressively calcify in the optic disc, compressing the vascularization and optic nerve fibers
H49–H52 Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction
- (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 eye muscles
- (H49.4) Progressive external ophthalmoplegia – weakness of the external eye muscles
- (H50.0, H50.3) Esotropia – the tendency for eyes to become cross-eyed
- (H50.1, H50.3) Exotropia – the tendency for eyes to look outward
- H52 Disorders of refraction and accommodation
- (H52.0) Hypermetropia (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 focal lengths
- (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
- Internal ophthalmoplegia
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. See also Anopsia.
- (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 function in cone cells
- (H53.6) Nyctalopia (Night blindness) – a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in the dark
- (H54) Blindness – the brain does not receive optical information, through various causes
- (H54/B73) River blindness – blindness caused by long-term infection by a parasitic worm (rare in western societies)
- (H54.9) Micropthalmia/coloboma – a disconnection between the optic nerve and the brain and/or spinal cord
H55–H59 Other disorders of eye and adnexa
- (H57.9) Red eye – conjunctiva appears red typically due to illness or injury
- (H58.0) Argyll Robertson pupil – small, unequal, irregularly shaped pupils
Other codes
The following are not classified as diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59) by the World Health Organization:
References
- EyeWiki: The Eye Encyclopedia written by Eye Physicians & Surgeons (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- International Statistical Classification of Diseases (WHO ICD-10) — Diseases of the eye and adnexa (ICD-10 codes H00-H59)
