H31.0: Chorioretinal scars
Your eye has changed around your choroid and retina.
The choroid is the middle layer in the eye sheath. It lies between the sclera and the retina. There are lots of blood vessels in this layer. The choroid supplies the retina below it with oxygen and nutrients. The retina is a layer inside the eye. It contains a lot of sensory cells that can perceive light. There are sensory cells for colors and sensory cells for light and dark. The sensory cells pass the information on to the nerve cells in the optic nerve.
One or more sites in the area of your choroid and retina are scarred. Since the choroid and the retina are very close to each other they can both be affected if there is scarring. With certain disorders, however, only the choroid or only the retina is affected. There is one site in the retina that is particularly important for seeing. This site is known as the “yellow spot”. If this site is affected by a scar, the vision in that eye can be severely impaired or even lost. The choroid and the retina can become scarred after a severe dazzling, inflammations or injuries.
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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