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
  • H53.19

    Other subjective visual disturbances

  • H53.2

    Diplopia

  • H53.3

    Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision

  • 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

  • H53.4

    Visual field defects

  • H53.40

    Unspecified visual field defects

  • H53.41

    Scotoma involving central area

  • H53.411

    Scotoma involving central area, right eye

  • H53.412

    Scotoma involving central area, left eye

  • H53.413

    Scotoma involving central area, bilateral

  • H53.419

    Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye

  • H53.42

    Scotoma of blind spot area

  • H53.421

    Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye

  • H53.422

    Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye

  • H53.423

    Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral

  • H53.429

    Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye

  • H53.43

    Sector or arcuate defects

  • H53.431

    Sector or arcuate defects, right eye

  • H53.432

    Sector or arcuate defects, left eye

  • H53.433

    Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral

  • H53.439

    Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye

  • H53.45

    Other localized visual field defect

  • H53.451

    Other localized visual field defect, right eye

  • H53.452

    Other localized visual field defect, left eye

  • H53.453

    Other localized visual field defect, bilateral

  • H53.459

    Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye

  • H53.46

    Homonymous bilateral field defects

  • H53.461

    Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side

  • H53.462

    Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side

  • H53.469

    Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side

  • H53.47

    Heteronymous bilateral field defects

  • H53.48

    Generalized contraction of visual field

  • H53.481

    Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye

  • H53.482

    Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye

  • H53.483

    Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral

  • H53.489

    Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye

  • H53.5

    Color vision deficiencies

  • H53.50

    Unspecified color vision deficiencies

  • H53.51

    Achromatopsia

  • H53.52

    Acquired color vision deficiency

  • H53.53

    Deuteranomaly

  • H53.54

    Protanomaly

  • H53.55

    Tritanomaly

  • H53.59

    Other color vision deficiencies

  • H53.6

    Night blindness

  • H53.60

    Unspecified night blindness

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