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Is A Small Cloudy Spot In The Scelra Of The Eyes (visible Only When I Look Up) Dangerous?
There is a small cloudy spot in the scelra of my eyes. Not in my iris or my pupil so it must not be a cataract but I was wondering if the cloudy spot was dangerous? The small cloudy spot is not seen when I m looking straight ahead but instead when I m looking up.
Sat, 1 Feb 2014
Hello.
Its good you could detect this spot and are a keen observer.
Few conditions appear on conjuctiva, a thin membrane covering the anterior surface of the eyeball.
Few conditions like pingecula,pterygium or concretions appear from conjunctiva and can be confused to be appear from the sclera.Scleral lesions like episcleritis and scleritis are accompanied with redness and pain.Nevus can present as small blue black or grey lesions on the sclera and are benign in nature.
The nature of the spot can be ascertained by a slit lamp examination by an eye specialist.
Its good you could detect this spot and are a keen observer.
Few conditions appear on conjuctiva, a thin membrane covering the anterior surface of the eyeball.
Few conditions like pingecula,pterygium or concretions appear from conjunctiva and can be confused to be appear from the sclera.Scleral lesions like episcleritis and scleritis are accompanied with redness and pain.Nevus can present as small blue black or grey lesions on the sclera and are benign in nature.
The nature of the spot can be ascertained by a slit lamp examination by an eye specialist.
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