General Discussion. Essential iris atrophy is a very rare, progressive disorder of the eye characterized by a pupil that is out of place and/or distorted areas of degeneration on the iris (atrophy), and/or holes in the iris. This disorder most frequently affects only one eye (unilateral) and develops slowly over time.
ICD-10-CM Code for Floppy iris syndrome H21. 81.
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379.93 - Redness or discharge of eye. ICD-10-CM.
Primary optic atrophy occurs without any preceding swelling of the optic nerve head. The condition is caused by lesions in the anterior visual system extending from the RGCs to the lateral geniculate body (LGB).
Optic atrophy refers to the death of the retinal ganglion cell axons that comprise the optic nerve with the resulting picture of a pale optic nerve on fundoscopy. Optic atrophy is an end stage that arises from myriad causes of optic nerve damage anywhere along the path from the retina to the lateral geniculate.
What causes optic nerve atrophy? ONA causes include: tumor, trauma, decreased blood supply (ischemia) or oxygen supply (hypoxia) causing swelling, hereditary, hydrocephalus, toxins, infection, and rare degenerative disorders. Onset can be from birth through adulthood.
ICD-10 Code for Visual disturbances- H53- Codify by AAPC.
H57. 11 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H57.
H53. 8 - Other visual disturbances | ICD-10-CM.
Optic atrophy is not a disease, but rather a sign of a potentially more serious condition. Optic atrophy results from damage to the optic nerve from many different kinds of pathologies. The condition can cause problems with vision, including blindness.
Treatment. Damage from optic nerve atrophy cannot be reversed. The underlying disease must be found and treated. Otherwise, vision loss will continue.
ICD-10 code H35. 32 for Exudative age-related macular degeneration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
Pertaining to the area surrounding the optic nerve head.