H48.8: Other disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways in diseases classified elsewhere
The visual pathways in your brain have changed.
To be able to see, light needs to fall into our eye. The light falls through the eye to a layer inside the eye. From there, the optic nerve routes the information on to the brain. The brain converts these impressions to images.
The optic nerves connect the eyes to the brain. The two optic nerves cross on their way through the brain to the visual center. The visual center in the brain is where the information from the eyes is processed. The nerve connection from the eyes to the visual center is called the visual pathways.
In your case, the visual pathways have changed. In your case, this change to the visual pathways is a result of another disease.
Any change to the visual pathways means you may not be able to see some areas in your visual field or they may be blurred. You may also find it difficult to see in the entire field of 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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