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A 27-year-old female asked:
dark spot under eye?
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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
Many options: Is this a new event? Or something of long standing? Is it asymptomatic or does it hurt? Is it growing, bulging above skin level, inflammatory? If any of these questions are positive, then you should consult with your ophthalmologist or a dermatologist. Once pathology is eliminated then a cosmetic approach might be considered.
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Does anyone know the function of the anterior chamber in our eye?
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Dr. Matheson Harris answered
Ophthalmology 16 years experience
Part of the system: The anterior chamber separates the cornea from the lens, both of which work together to focus light onto the retina. The anterior chamber is full of clear fluid called aqueous humor, which is important for the health of the cornea.
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See Eye MD now.: Any scratch on your eye can lead to an infection and mandates a visit to an eye md.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Contacts are different strengths in each eye; how can I tell if I switched them?
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Dr. Richard Carlin answered
Ophthalmology 50 years experience
Try them in each eye: When they are in the right eyes, both eyes should see well. If not, one or both eyes will be blurry.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
What do you call people with different eye colors in each eye?
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Dr. Nika Ferdowsi answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Heterochromia Iridum: This is called heterochromia iridum. It means that one eye has more melanin (color pigment) in one eye vs. The other. It can be due to a variety of causes, but most commonly genetics.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dark spot in white part of eye..Does it go ?
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Dr. Harold Peltan answered
Ophthalmology 28 years experience
Depends: A red blood spot will normally clear in days to a week. A darker pigmented spot is similar to a freckle and will stay. One can also get other spots like nevi (moles) or even cancers. Go see your eye md and have it looked at.
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