ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the eyeball - anterior segment
Disorders of conjunctiva
9A61 — Certain specified disorders of conjunctiva
9A61.6 — Conjunctival or subconjunctival degenerations or deposits
5B55.1 — Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
ICD-11 5B55.1 — Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
In conjunctival xerosis the epithelium of the conjunctiva is transformed from the normal columnar to the stratified squamous type, with a resultant loss of goblet cells, formation of a granular cell layer, and keratinization of the surface. Clinically, these changes are expressed as marked dryness or unwettability, the affected area appearing roughened, with fine droplets or bubbles on the surface, rather than smooth and glistening. Conjunctival xerosis first appears in the temporal quadrant, as an isolated oval or triangular patch adjacent to the limbus in the interpalpebral fissure. It is almost always present in both eyes.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Vitamin A deficiency #4499