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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Disorders Of The Eye And Adnexa 360-379 > Disorders Of Refraction And Accommodation 367.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 367.1 Myopia A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the RETINA when accommodation (ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved CORNEA or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness. 367.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 367.1 contains 4 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 367.* hierarchy 367.1 also known as: Near-sightedness Index entries containing 367.1: Error refractive 367.9 myopia 367.1 Myopia (axial) (congenital) (increased curvature or refraction, nucleus of lens) 367.1 degenerative, malignant 360.21 malignant 360.21 progressive high (degenerative) 360.21 Nearsightedness 367.1 Shortsightedness 367.1