Q13.5: Blue sclera
The sclera of your eye looks blueish.
The sclera forms the outer, white sheath for the eye. It is made of firm connective tissue and it gives the eye its spherical shape. At the front of the eye the sclera transitions into the transparent cornea.
The sclera can look blueish instead of white if it is unusually thin. In a case like this, the choroid blood vessels can be seen gleaming blue. Your sclera is unusually thin because the connective tissue has changed. There are various disorders that involve changes to the connective tissue in the sclera. These include brittle bone disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Turner syndrome, for example.
The defect of the sclera can be hereditary. Other family members can also be affected by a hereditary disorder.
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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