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I have a white dot on the edge of my iris since a week. i wear eye contacts. is it bacterial infection? is it dangerous? eye gets red and irritated.
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Eye irritaion: If the eyes gets irritated and red, something is bothering the eye. Stay away from the contacts for few days, if does not get better have it examined by your Ophthalmologist
Answered 4/25/2020
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