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I have a yellow thick line in inside of white of my left eye. what causes this? thyroid?

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Dr. Matthew Goren answered

Pingueculum: Hard to know without a picture but it sounds like a pingueculum which is a benign growth.

Dr Ali and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 8/8/2018

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