ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the eyeball - anterior segment
Disorders of the cornea

ICD-11 Disorders of the cornea

This refers to disorders of the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. The cornea, with the anterior chamber and lens, refracts light, with the cornea accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical power.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

Diagnosis contains 13 clarifying diagnoses:

1. 9A70 — Hereditary corneal dystrophies
   It contains 4 clarifying diagnoses.
2. 9A71 — Infectious keratitis
   It contains 1 clarifying diagnosis.
3. 9A72 — Traumatic keratitis
4. 9A73 — Exposure keratitis
5. 9A74 — Neurotrophic keratitis
6. 9A75 — Autoimmune keratitis
7. 9A76 — Corneal ulcer
8. 9A77 — Corneal scars or opacities
   It contains 4 clarifying diagnoses.
9. 9A78 — Certain specified disorders of cornea
   It contains 18 clarifying diagnoses.
10. 9A79 — Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
11. Neoplasms of the cornea
    It contains 1 clarifying diagnosis.
12. 9A7Y — Other specified disorders of the cornea
13. 9A7Z — Disorders of the cornea, unspecified