Table 4 Our recommendation for classification of visual impairment in a person in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases.
ICD code | Level of visual impairment in a person |
|---|---|
H54 | Blindness, moderate visual impairment and mild visual impairment |
H54.0 | Blindness in a person Visual impairment category 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the better eye. Following are subsets of blindness in a person: • Severe blindness – visual impairment category 4 in the better eye. • Very severe blindness – visual impairment category 5 in the better eye. • Total blindness – visual impairment category 6 in both eyes. |
H54.1 | Moderate visual impairment in a person Visual impairment category 2 in the better eye. |
H54.2 | Mild visual impairment in a person Visual impairment category 1 in the better eye. |
H54.3 | Unspecified visual impairment in a person Visual impairment category 9 in both eyes. |
H54.4 | Blindness in one eye of a person Visual impairment category 3, 4, 5 or 6 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye. Following are subsets of blindness in one eye of a person: • Severe blindness – visual impairment category 4 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye. • Very severe blindness – visual impairment category 5 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye. • Total blindness – visual impairment category 6 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye. |
H54.5 | Moderate visual impairment in one eye of a person Visual impairment category 2 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye. |
H54.6 | Mild visual impairment in one eye of a person Visual impairment category 1 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye. |
H54.7 | Unspecified visual impairment in one eye of a person Visual impairment category 9 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye. |