ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the visual pathways or centres
9C40 — Disorder of the optic nerve
9C40.1 — Optic neuritis
ICD-11 9C40.1 — Optic neuritis
Optic neuritis is a condition related to immune mediated inflammation of the optic nerve. It is commoner in women and can be the first presenting symptom of MS. The symptoms are those of blurred vision, pain on moving the eye and in the vast majority it is self limiting”.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code 9C40.1 contains 4 clarifying diagnoses:
- 9C40.10 — Retrobulbar neuritis
- 8A43 — Neuromyelitis optica
It contains 9 clarifying diagnoses. - 9C40.1Y — Other specified optic neuritis
- 9C40.1Z — Optic neuritis, unspecified
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Isolated demyelinating syndromes of the central nervous system #6783
- Optic neuritis #6786
- Disorder of the optic nerve #7370
- Optic neuritis #7372
The diagnosis is included in 1 another class.
- Neuromyelitis optica (8A43)