... Hi, I have a freckle in the retina of my eye too. The doctor noticed it about 10yrs ago. It seems that this is a normal thing, however I have it checked every couple of years to make sure there are no changes. ... (2 replies)
... Sorry if this is long, but I am my mind is getting the better of me. So I went for my routine eye exam the other day and they asked if I wanted one of their newer test that can take a picture of the whole eye instead of dilating my pupils. ... (2 replies)
... no cancer. I have some elevated eye pressures so they are watching that. ... (2 replies)
... As a result of my recent hospital visits to investigate the sudden onset of sudden blurred vision in one eye, I too have been told that I have a naevus in that eye. ... (2 replies)
... Just learned that I have a "Freckle" in my left eye. Was told it was benign. I've spent 8yrs. working either in optical stores or for Optometrists and have never heard of this. Would appreciate any info from anyone who has been told this as well. I do know this is rare. ... (2 replies)
... Hi...I missed 13yrs of eye exams...NOW I'm paying for it...My eye freckle "I prefer the term Freckle vs. tumor" is large and painful. I have been seen by so many people...and I fired all of them...and I don't regret it. My daughter spoke to a surgeon about me. ... (20 replies)
... Oh, crap...... now I wish I had not checked back.... so far I had not heard from anyone that there freckle had actually turned. Now...there goes the mind again. I went back to my doc last week and she had done a fairly good job of calming me.... ... (20 replies)
... In November 2011, I experienced sudden change in field of vision. with my eyes open I see a large black spot just under the center vision and white flashing squiggly lines. when I look out my left eye its the black oval and the white lights appear to be in my right eye. ... (0 replies)
... I have an eye freckle, behind eye on cornea, that the eye doctor was watching for the last few years. After the exam this month, he says he wants to do a dye test just to see how its doing. He says there is nothing wrong but I am still concerned. How did you make out. ... (2 replies)
... way it was explained to me was that they need to just check it every now and then, like you would freckles on your skin, to make sure there's not been any change in it. When I first heard about it, I freaked, but something about it not being an issue for 25 years has made me feel rather complacent about it. ... (1 replies)
... To follow up on my last post, I was recently told that my freckle has not grown or changed in appearance since 2001, so that was good news indeed! ... (20 replies)
... I too have a freckle thats being watched. ... (20 replies)
... First things first. You probably know that the Health Professionals at WebMD do not dispense medical advice or render clinical diagnoses. ... (20 replies)
... I have a post elsewhere on in this forum,,,but doing a search I see there is one here so I decided to ask my question here. ... (7 replies)
... My tumor is mottled in appearance, and when I saw a picture, it reminded me of pictures of cancerous moles. ... (20 replies)
... Like a raised freckle on the skin, a nevus can occur inside the eye. And, like a skin nevus, a choroidal freckle can become malignant, so should be closely monitored. ... (20 replies)
... Wow. This is one of the BEST explanations of choroidal nevi I've ever read. Thank you! ... (20 replies)
... The retina has one of the highest demands for oxygen per square millimeter of any tissue in the body. To satisfy this high demand for oxygen, the retina sits on top of a very vascular membrane known as the choroid. The choroid contains pigment cells. ... (20 replies)
... One in both eyes..... I am new here and worried.. I am a 53 year old female who had no eye problems until my mid forties..... then came dry eye... which I am attempting to deal with..... that and reading glasses.... now this... ... (20 replies)
... I think it's natural that you are worried since you haven't been given an explanation really yet. I'm in a similar situation. I have really bad eyesight, like off the charts, can't even see the largest letter on the board kind of eyesight. ... (2 replies)
