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 >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 369
Blindness and low vision- 369 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
Note: Visual impairment refers to a functional limitation of the eye (e.g., limited visual acuity or visual field). It should be distinguished from visual disability, indicating a limitation of the abilities of the individual (e.g., limited reading skills, vocational skills), and from visual handicap, indicating a limitation of personal and socioeconomic independence (e.g., limited mobility, limited employability). 369 excludes: - correctable impaired vision due to refractive errors (367.0-367.9)
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