Retinal arterial occlusion
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Retinal arterial occlusion |
| ICD10 code: | H34 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | Cerebrovascular disease |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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Additional Info
- Retinal artery occlusion is a blockage in one of the small arteries that carry blood to the retina. The causes are emboli or atherosclerosis. It is like a stroke to the eye: the part of the retina that does not receive enough blood and oxygen will be ischemic and that part of vision will be lost.
- If the loss of vision is temporary it is called:
- Amaurosis fugax (Latin fugax meaning fleeting, Greek amaurosis meaning darkening, dark, or obscure) is a painless temporary loss of vision in one or both eyes.
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