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Optician says i have pigmentation on my cornea. what does this mean?
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Depends: Pigmentation on the cornea is always abnormal. A few drugs can cause this. Ask this question to your eye doctor.
Answered 4/5/2018
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Many possibilities: Corneal pigmentation can be due to many things: deposits of iron from a foreign body, deposits of copper from Wilson's disease, deposits of drugs such as amiodarone, a corneal scar. See an ophthalmologist to examine your eyes and give you a better answer.
Answered 9/16/2014
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