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A member asked:

I have something on the outer line of my iris its brown the same color of my eye is it dangerous im scared and im barely 20 years old! ?

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Dr. Stanley Katz answered

See ophthalmologist: could be a mole or even a foreign body. See your eye doc .

Answered 12/7/2019

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