Retinal detachments or breaks

Description

Retinal breaks are full thickness openings in the neurosensory retina that can be in the form of a hole, a tear or a retinal dialysis. Retinal detachment is a condition in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue.

Excludes

9B78.6 – detachment of retinal pigment epithelium

Exclusions from above levels

01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
8A21.0 – Posterior cortical atrophy

Child codes

9B73.0 – Retinal detachment with retinal break
9B73.1 – Retinoschisis
9B73.2 – Retinal cysts
9B73.3 – Serous retinal detachment
9B73.4 – Retinal breaks without detachment
9B73.Y – Other specified retinal detachments or breaks
9B73.Z – Retinal detachments or breaks, unspecified

Sibling codes

9B70 – Inherited retinal dystrophies
9B71 – Retinopathy
9B72 – Inflammatory diseases of the retina
9B74 – Retinal vascular occlusions
9B75 – Macular disorders
9B76 – Degenerative high myopia
9B77 – Eales disease
9B78 – Certain specified retinal disorders
9B7Y – Other specified disorders of the retina
9B7Z – Disorders of the retina, unspecified

Foundation entity

Retinal detachments or breaks – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/357208479

Allowed postcoordination axes

laterality

Part of: 09: Diseases of the visual system