H35.0: Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
Blood vessels have changed in the retina in your eye.
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.
There are some blood vessels in the retina. In your case, these blood vessels have changed. Changed blood vessels may be narrower or broader than usual. Additional blood vessels may form, too. These changes may be caused by an increased blood pressure, for example. There may be bleeding from the changed or damaged blood vessels. The retina may also be damaged.
If the blood vessels in the retina are changed or damaged, there are often no symptoms at all initially. When there is retinal bleeding or retinal damage, one may see gray spots or shadows. One’s vision may then be worse, too. One may see things distorted or in unusual colors.
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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