Preferred Label : Photokeratitis;
ICD-11 definition : This is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes
to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from either natural or artificial sources. Photokeratitis
is akin to a sunburn of the cornea and conjunctiva, and is not usually noticed until
several hours after exposure.;
ICD-11 synonym : photophthalmia;
Origin ID : 1566990302;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
This is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes
to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from either natural or artificial sources. Photokeratitis
is akin to a sunburn of the cornea and conjunctiva, and is not usually noticed until
several hours after exposure.
