Inflammatory diseases of the retina

Definition

This refers to inflammatory diseases of light-sensitive layer of tissue, lining the inner surface of the eye. The optics of the eye create an image of the visual world on the retina, which serves much the same function as the film in a camera.

3 subordinate codes

• 9B72.0Viral retinitis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Disorders of the retina

• 9B70Inherited retinal dystrophies
• 9B71Retinopathy
• 9B73Retinal detachments or breaks
• 9B74Retinal vascular occlusions
• 9B75Macular disorders
• 9B76Degenerative high myopia
• 9B77Eales disease
• 9B78Certain specified retinal disorders