Chapter 7 - Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)»Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways (H46-H47)»Cortical blindness (H47.61)

H47.61

Cortical blindness

Sub-codes (3)

H47.611 Cortical blindness, right side of brain
H47.612 Cortical blindness, left side of brain
H47.619 Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Blindness, Cortical

Total loss of vision in all or part of the visual field due to bilateral OCCIPITAL LOBE (i.e., VISUAL CORTEX) damage or dysfunction. Anton syndrome is characterized by the psychic denial of true, organic cortical blindness. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p460)