ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the eyeball - anterior segment
Disorders of the cornea
9A76 — Corneal ulcer
ICD-11 9A76 — Corneal ulcer
Loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue. It is often caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.
It includes 6 items.
- Central corneal ulcer
- Ring corneal ulcer
- Corneal ulcer with hypopyon
- Marginal corneal ulcer
- Mooren's corneal ulcer
- Perforated corneal ulcer
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.