H35.1: Retinopathy of prematurity
Blood vessels in the retina in your eye have not developed properly.
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. These changes are due to the fact that you were born prematurely. When you were born, the blood vessels in your retina were not fully developed. After you were born, the blood vessels may then have grown too much. There may be bleeding from the changed blood vessels. The retina may also become damaged or detached.
If the blood vessels in the retina are changed, 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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