H06.2: Dysthyroid exophthalmos
One of your eyes is bulging. This is due to your thyroid gland disorder.
The eye is in the eye socket. The eye socket is a bony cavity in the face part of the skull. It is cone-shaped and padded with fatty tissue. Within it, the eye is well protected. The eye muscles, the tear duct and the optic nerve are also located in the eye socket. Due to the thyroid gland disorder, additional tissue has formed behind your eye in your eye socket. As a result, your eye is being pressed forwards.
When the eye bulges there can be a variety of symptoms. You may be unable to close your eye properly and it will feel dry. You may also be unable to move that eye fully. Your vision might be impaired. You may also have double vision.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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