Q15.0: Congenital glaucoma
You have glaucoma. This condition is congenital, which means you were born with it.
Glaucoma is an eye disorder. There are two chambers in the front of the eye. Aqueous humor flows through these chambers to nourish certain parts of the eye. The aqueous fluid maintains the pressure inside the eye. The pressure inside your eye has increased. This can happen if, for example, parts of the eye did not form correctly while developing in the womb. Intraocular pressure can increase if parts of the eye were inflamed or damaged.
The increase in intraocular pressure can damage the optic nerve. The optic nerve is located behind the retina. 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.
If a case of glaucoma is congenital, the affected eye typically gets significantly bigger. The flow of tears may increase and the eyelid may spasm. The affected eye can redden and be very sensitive to light. If the disorder is very advanced, blindness can result.
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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