H53.00

Clinical Information

• A nonspecific term referring to impaired vision. Major subcategories include stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia and toxic amblyopia. Stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia is a developmental disorder of the visual cortex. A discrepancy between visual information received by the visual cortex from each eye results in abnormal cortical development. Strabismus and refractive errors may cause this condition. Toxic amblyopia is a disorder of the optic nerve which is associated with alcoholism, tobacco smoking, and other toxins and as an adverse effect of the use of some medications.

• An optically uncorrectable loss of visual acuity without apparent organic change or defect.

• Impairment of vision without detectable organic lesion of the eye.

Details

• H53.00 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM H53.00 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H53.00 – other international versions of ICD-10 H53.00 may differ.