ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of refraction or accommodation
9D00 — Disorders of refraction
9D00.0 — Myopia
ICD-11 9D00.0 — Myopia
A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina when ocular accommodation is relaxed. This usually results from the eyeball being too long from front to back, but can be caused by an overly curved cornea, a lens with increased optical power, or both. It is also called nearsightedness.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- degenerative myopia (9B76)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.