ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the eyeball - posterior segment
Disorders of the retina
9B78 — Certain specified retinal disorders
9B78.1 — Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
ICD-11 9B78.1 — Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
Background retinopathy is the earliest visible change to the retina in diabetes, characterised by some retinal vascular changes such as the capillaries in the retina become blocked, they may bulge slightly (microaneurysm) and may leak blood or fluid.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code 9B78.1 contains 6 clarifying diagnoses:
- 9B78.10 — Changes in retinal vascular appearance
- 9B78.11 — Exudative retinopathy
- 9B78.12 — Retinal vasculitis
- 9B78.13 — Retinal telangiectasis
- 9B78.1Y — Other specified background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
- 9B78.1Z — Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes, unspecified