Disorders of the visual pathways or centres

Definition

This refers to disorders part of the central nervous system which gives organisms the ability to process visual detail, as well as enabling the formation of several non-image photo response functions.

7 subordinate codes

• 9C40Disorder of the optic nerve
• 9C41Disorder of optic chiasm
• 9C42Disorder of post chiasmal visual pathways
• 9C43Disorder of visual cortex
• 9C44Disorder of higher visual centres
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Diseases of the visual system

• 9A00-9A4ZDisorders of the ocular adnexa or orbit
• 9A60-9B3ZDisorders of the eyeball - anterior segment
• 9B50-9C0ZDisorders of the eyeball - posterior segment
• 9C20-9C2ZDisorders of the eyeball affecting both anterior and posterior segments
• 9C60-9C61.ZGlaucoma or glaucoma suspect
• 9C80-9C8ZStrabismus or ocular motility disorders
• 9D00-9D0ZDisorders of refraction or accommodation
• 9D20-9D25Postprocedural disorders of eye or ocular adnexa