Disease Glossary

H35.031-033 Hypertensive Retinopathy

Hypertensive retinopathy is damage to the retina from high blood pressure.

H34.831-833 Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

A branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) occurs when one of the branches of the central retinal vein carrying blood away from the retina becomes occluded.

H34.811-813 Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

Central retinal vein occlusion occurs when the circulation of the central retinal vein becomes obstructed.

H33.011-013 Retinal Detachment with Retinal Defect

Retinal detachment is a separation of the inner layers of the retina from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and the choroid.

H40.1111-1133 Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy showing distinctive changes in optic nerve morphology without associated pallor.

H47.11-13; H47.141-143 Papilledema

Papilledema is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks

H47.211-213 Primary Optic Atrophy

Optic atrophy is the final common morphologic endpoint of any disease process that causes axon degeneration in the retinogeniculate pathway.

H25.11-H25.89 Senile Nuclear Sclerosis

Senile nuclear sclerosis (cataract) is a disease characterized by a gradual, lenticular loss of transparency resulting in visual impairment.

H25.091-093 Incipient Senile Cataract

Senile cataract is an age-related, vision-impairing disease characterized by gradual, progressive thickening of the lens of the eye

H25.041-043 Posterior Subcapsular Polar Senile Cataract

A posterior polar cataract is a round, discoid, opaque mass (see the image below) that is composed of malformed and distorted lens fibers located in the central posterior part of the lens