Chapter VII
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
(H00-H59)

Glaucoma
(H40-H42)

H40 Glaucoma
Excludes: absolute glaucoma ( H44.5 )
congenital glaucoma ( Q15.0 )
traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury ( P15.3 )
H40.0 Glaucoma suspect
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Forward lens movement
Occludable angle
Ocular hypertension
Plateau iris configuration
H40.1 Primary open-angle glaucoma





#		 Glaucoma (primary)(residual stage):
· capsular with pseudoexfoliation of lens
· chronic simple
· low-tension
· pigmentary
Juvenile open angle glaucoma
H40.2 Primary angle-closure glaucoma




#		 Angle-closure glaucoma (primary)(residual stage):
· acute
· chronic
· intermittent
Plateau iris with glaucoma
H40.3 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma
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Angle recess glaucoma
Glaucoma secondary to:
· chemical burn
· eye surgical trauma
· radiation
Use additional code, if desired, to identify cause.
H40.4
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# 		Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation
Glaucomatocyclitic crisis [Posner-Schlossman syndrome]
Phacoanaphylactic glaucoma
Phacolytic glaucoma
Use additional code, if desired, to identify cause.
H40.5
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# 		Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders
Ghost cell glaucoma
ICE syndrome with glaucoma
Mobile lens with glaucoma
Neovascular glaucoma [NVG]
Phacomorphic glaucoma
Use additional code, if desired, to identify cause.
H40.6
# 		Glaucoma secondary to drugs
Steroid-induced glaucoma
Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify drug.
H40.8
# 		Other glaucoma
Malignant glaucoma
H40.9 Glaucoma, unspecified

H42* Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere
H42.0* Glaucoma in endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Glaucoma in:
· amyloidosis ( E85.-+ )
· Lowe's syndrome ( E72.0+ )
H42.8* Glaucoma in other diseases classified elsewhere
Glaucoma in carotid-cavernous fistula
Glaucoma in onchocerciasis ( B73+)