ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the visual pathways or centres
9C40 — Disorder of the optic nerve
9C40.4 — Ischaemic optic neuropathy
9C40.41 — Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
ICD-11 9C40.41 — Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
This refers to posterior ischemic damage to the optic nerve due to any cause. Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic features of optic neuropathy.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: