LA11.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Blue sclera

Description

A condition of the eye, characterised by transparency of the sclera such that the blue uvea is visible.

Index terms

  • Blue sclera
  • Blue sclera, unilateral
  • Blue sclera, bilateral

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

  • LA11.1 – Structural developmental anomalies of cornea
  • LA11.2 – Anterior segment dysgenesis
  • LA11.3 – Aniridia
  • LA11.4 – Coloboma of iris
  • LA11.5 – Congenital corneal opacity
  • LA11.6 – Structural disorders of the pupil
  • LA11.Y – Other specified structural developmental anomalies of the anterior segment of eye
  • LA11.Z – Structural developmental anomalies of the anterior segment of eye, unspecified

Foundation entity

Blue sclera – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1050179356

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: LA11: Structural developmental anomalies of the anterior segment of eye › 20: Developmental anomalies