ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the eyeball - posterior segment
Disorders of the retina
9B73 — Retinal detachments or breaks
9B73.2 — Retinal cysts
ICD-11 9B73.2 — Retinal cysts
Retinoschisis is an eye disease characterised by the abnormal splitting of the retina's neurosensory layers. A retinal cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division compared to the nearby tissue in retina that can either be congenital or acquired.
It includes 2 items.
- Cyst of ora serrata
- Parasitic cyst of retina
It excludes 2 items.
- congenital retinoschisis (LA13.3)
- Microcystoid degeneration of retina (9B78.4)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.