Chapter 7

H00–H59: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa

Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Internal Codes
  • H52.533

    Spasm of accommodation, bilateral

  • H52.539

    Spasm of accommodation, unspecified eye

  • H52.6

    Other disorders of refraction

  • H52.7

    Unspecified disorder of refraction

  • H53.001

    Unspecified amblyopia, right eye

  • H53.002

    Unspecified amblyopia, left eye

  • H53.003

    Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral

  • H53.009

    Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye

  • H53.011

    Deprivation amblyopia, right eye

  • H53.012

    Deprivation amblyopia, left eye

  • H53.013

    Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral

  • H53.019

    Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye

  • H53.021

    Refractive amblyopia, right eye

  • H53.022

    Refractive amblyopia, left eye

  • H53.023

    Refractive amblyopia, bilateral

  • H53.029

    Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye

  • H53.031

    Strabismic amblyopia, right eye

  • H53.032

    Strabismic amblyopia, left eye

  • H53.033

    Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral

  • H53.039

    Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye

  • H53.041

    Amblyopia suspect, right eye

  • H53.042

    Amblyopia suspect, left eye

  • H53.043

    Amblyopia suspect, bilateral

  • H53.049

    Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye

  • H53.10

    Unspecified subjective visual disturbances

  • H53.11

    Day blindness

  • H53.121

    Transient visual loss, right eye

  • H53.122

    Transient visual loss, left eye

  • H53.123

    Transient visual loss, bilateral

  • H53.129

    Transient visual loss, unspecified eye

  • H53.131

    Sudden visual loss, right eye

  • H53.132

    Sudden visual loss, left eye

  • H53.133

    Sudden visual loss, bilateral

  • H53.139

    Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye

  • H53.141

    Visual discomfort, right eye

  • H53.142

    Visual discomfort, left eye

  • H53.143

    Visual discomfort, bilateral

  • H53.149

    Visual discomfort, unspecified

  • H53.15

    Visual distortions of shape and size

  • H53.16

    Psychophysical visual disturbances

  • H53.19

    Other subjective visual disturbances

  • H53.2

    Diplopia

  • H53.30

    Unspecified disorder of binocular vision

  • H53.31

    Abnormal retinal correspondence

  • H53.32

    Fusion with defective stereopsis

  • H53.33

    Simultaneous visual perception without fusion

  • H53.34

    Suppression of binocular vision

  • H53.40

    Unspecified visual field defects

  • H53.411

    Scotoma involving central area, right eye

  • H53.412

    Scotoma involving central area, left eye

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