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
  • H54.2X2

    Low vision, right eye, category 2

  • H54.2X21

    Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1

  • H54.2X22

    Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2

  • H54.3

    Unqualified visual loss, both eyes

  • H54.4

    Blindness, one eye

  • H54.40

    Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye

  • H54.41

    Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye

  • H54.413

    Blindness, right eye, category 3

  • H54.413A

    Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye

  • H54.414

    Blindness, right eye, category 4

  • H54.414A

    Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye

  • H54.415

    Blindness, right eye, category 5

  • H54.415A

    Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye

  • H54.42

    Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye

  • H54.42A

    Blindness, left eye, category 3-5

  • H54.42A3

    Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye

  • H54.42A4

    Blindness left eye category 4, normal vision right eye

  • H54.42A5

    Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye

  • H54.5

    Low vision, one eye

  • H54.50

    Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye

  • H54.51

    Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye

  • H54.511

    Low vision, right eye, category 1

  • H54.511A

    Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye

  • H54.512

    Low vision, right eye, category 2

  • H54.512A

    Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye

  • H54.52

    Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye

  • H54.52A

    Low vision, left eye, category 1-2

  • H54.52A1

    Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye

  • H54.52A2

    Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye

  • H54.6

    Unqualified visual loss, one eye

  • H54.60

    Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified

  • H54.61

    Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye

  • H54.62

    Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye

  • H54.7

    Unspecified visual loss

  • H54.8

    Legal blindness, as defined in USA

  • H55

    Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements

  • H55.0

    Nystagmus

  • H55.00

    Unspecified nystagmus

  • H55.01

    Congenital nystagmus

  • H55.02

    Latent nystagmus

  • H55.03

    Visual deprivation nystagmus

  • H55.04

    Dissociated nystagmus

  • H55.09

    Other forms of nystagmus

  • H55.8

    Other irregular eye movements

  • H55.81

    Deficient saccadic eye movements

  • H55.82

    Deficient smooth pursuit eye movements

  • H55.89

    Other irregular eye movements

  • H57

    Other disorders of eye and adnexa

  • H57.0

    Anomalies of pupillary function

  • H57.00

    Unspecified anomaly of pupillary function

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