H11.2: Conjunctival scars
Your conjunctiva have changed.
The transparent conjunctiva covers the eye and the inside of the eyelids. Along with the tears, the conjunctiva forms a liquid film on the eye. Together, the conjunctiva, the eyelids, and the liquid film on the eye all protect the eye from external agents. The conjunctiva also helps defend against pathogens.
If your conjunctiva have been inflamed for a long time, or it has been injured, the conjunctiva may scar or contract. The conjunctiva sometimes grows into the eyelid. The eyelids are above and below the eye. Helped by the eyelashes, they protect the eye from injury and from drying out. If the eye is changed by scarring, the person is often no longer able to move their eye properly. They then often have vision problems.
The changes to the conjunctiva occur when there is a disorder of the immune system, for example.
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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