Z82: Family history of certain disabilities and chronic diseases leading to disablement
Z82.1: Family history of blindness and visual loss
The description refers to a person who has a family history of blindness and visual loss. This means that one or more close relatives have experienced either complete sight loss (blindness) or some degree of sight loss (visual loss). This could be due to a range of eye conditions, as blindness and visual loss can result from a variety of causes. These causes may include genetic conditions, like inherited retinal diseases, and acquired conditions such as cataracts, macular degeneration or glaucoma, among others. When a family history of these conditions exists, it can indicate an increased risk for the person to also develop these sight loss conditions.
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