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What exactly does it mean to have a dot on your eye?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Eval: I am sorry, but the description is to vague to venture even a guess. Why not have it evaluated by your physician or your opthamologist.

Answered 5/5/2013

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