ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the visual system
MC20 — Clinical findings of the visual system
MC20.0 — Staphyloma
ICD-11 MC20.0 — Staphyloma
This is an abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through a weak point in the eyeball. The protrusion is generally black in colour, due to the inner layers of the eye. It occurs due to weakening of outer layer of eye (cornea or sclera) by an inflammatory or degenerative condition. It may be of 5 types, depending on the location on the eye ball (bulbus oculi).
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: