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Hi there. my mom says she used to have a tiny dark dot on the white of her eye below her iris. today i was alarmed to see a light brown blotch in that same location. the dot was a tiny dot but this blotch is spread out. should we be worried?

Q: hi there. my mom says she used to have a tiny dark dot on the white of her eye below her iris. today i was alarmed to see a light brown blotch in that same location. the dot was a tiny dot but this blotch is spread out. should we be worried?

: If there has been a notable change in the appearance of the pigmented spot on the conjunctiva (as you described), I would definitely have it looked at by an ophthalmologist.

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If there has been a notable change in the appearance of the pigmented spot on the conjunctiva (as you described), I would definitely have it looked at by an ophthalmologist.

Answered 11/10/2022

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A member asked:

Hi there. my mom says she used to have a tiny dark dot on the white of her eye below her iris. today i was alarmed to see a light brown blotch in that same location. the dot was a tiny dot but this blotch is spread out. should we be worried?

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