Eye disease

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

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

H31 Other disorders of choroid
(H31) Other disorders of choroid
 * (H31.0) Chorioretinal scars
 * Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic)
 * Solar retinopathy
 * (H31.1) Choroidal degeneration
 * Atrophy
 * Sclerosis
 * Excludes: angioid streaks (H35.3)
 * (H31.2) Hereditary choroidal dystrophy
 * Choroideremia
 * Dystrophy, choroidal (central areolar) (generalized) (peripapillary)
 * Gyrate atrophy, choroid
 * Excludes: ornithinaemia ( E72.4 )
 * (H31.3) Choroidal haemorrhage and rupture
 * Choroidal haemorrhage:
 * NOS (Not Otherwise Specified)
 * expulsive
 * (H31.4) Choroidal detachment
 * (H31.8) Other specified disordes of choroid
 * (H31.9) Disorder of choroid, unspecified

H32 Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
(H32) Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
 * (H32.0) Chorioretinal inflammation in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
 * Chorioretinitis:
 * syphilitic, late ( A52.7+ )
 * toxoplasma ( B58.0+ )
 * tuberculosis ( A18.5+ )
 * (H32.8) Other 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
 * Excludes: central serous chorioretinopathy (H35.7)
 * (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
 * Proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment
 * (H33.5) Other retinal detachments

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

H36 Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

 * (H36.0) Diabetic retinopathy

H40-H42 Glaucoma

 * (H40.1) Primary open-angle glaucoma
 * (H40.2) Primary angle-closure glaucoma
 * (H40.3) Primary Normal tension glaucoma

H43 Disorders of vitreous body

 * (H43.0) Vitreous prolapse
 * Excludes: vitreous syndrome following cataract surgery (H59.0)
 * (H43.1) Vitreous haemorrhage
 * (H43.2) Crystalline deposits in vitreous body
 * (H43.3) Other vitreous opacities
 * Vitreous membranes and strands
 * (H43.8) Other disorders of vitreous body
 * Vitreous:
 * degeneration
 * detachment
 * Excludes: proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment (H33.4)
 * (H43.9) Disorder of vitreous body, unspecified

H44 Disorders of globe
Includes: disorders affecting multiple structures of eye


 * (H44.0) Purulent endophthalmitis
 * Panophthalmitis
 * Vitreous abscess
 * (H44.1) Other endophthalmitis
 * Parasitic endophthalmitis NOS
 * Sympathetic uveitis
 * (H44.2) Degenerative myopia
 * (H44.3) Other degenerative disorders of globe
 * Chalcosis
 * Siderosis of eye
 * (H44.4) Hypotony of eye
 * (H44.5) Degenerated conditions of globe
 * Absolute glaucoma
 * Atrophy of globe
 * Phthisis bulbi
 * (H44.6) Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
 * Retained (old) magnetic foreign body (in):
 * anterior chamber
 * ciliary body
 * iris
 * lens
 * posterior wall of globe
 * vitreous body
 * (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
 * Haemophthalmos
 * Luxation of globe
 * (H44.9) Disorder of globe, unspecified

H45 Disorders of vitreous body and globe in diseases classified elsewhere

 * (H45.0) Vitreous haemorrhage in diseases classified elsewhere
 * (H45.1) Endophthalmitis in diseases classified elsewhere
 * Endophthalmitis in:
 * cysticercosis
 * onchocerciasis
 * toxocariasis
 * (H45.8) Other disorders of vitreous body and globe in diseases classified elsewhere

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 ophthaloplegia — 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:
 * (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