ICD-11 code : 9B75.0;
Preferred Label : Age-related macular degeneration;
ICD-11 definition : Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is defined as an ocular disease leading to
loss of central vision in the elderly, and characterized by primary and secondary
damage of macular retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, resulting in formation of
drusen (deposits lying beneath the RPE), choroidal neovascularization (CNV), and atrophy
of photoreceptors and choriocapillaris layer of the choroidea.;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 9B75.0Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 9B75.0Z;
Origin ID : 1514301548;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is defined as an ocular disease leading to
loss of central vision in the elderly, and characterized by primary and secondary
damage of macular retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, resulting in formation of
drusen (deposits lying beneath the RPE), choroidal neovascularization (CNV), and atrophy
of photoreceptors and choriocapillaris layer of the choroidea.
