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On the surface of your eye Iris nevus: In the colored part of your eye Choroidal nevus: Under your retina (in back of your eye) Nevi can be yellow, brown, gray, or a combination of colors.
A choroidal nevus is a flat, benign pigmented area that appears in the back of the eye. A choroidal nevus represents an accumulation of pigmented cells in the choroid. Choroidal nevi present no ...
A choroidal nevus is a spot found on a layer of tissue called the choroid, located under the retina (tissue at the back of your eye). Unlike other eye freckles, a choroidal nevus occurs inside ...
Considering the potential progression of this condition, it is important for a practitioner to differentiate between ocular melanoma and choroidal nevus, because the two can be easily confused.
Superotemporal choroidal nevus measuring 1.5 mm × 3 mm (c). Source: Daniel B. Azzam, MD, and Jay S. Duker, MD Ocular history was significant for a stable choroidal nevus of the left eye ...
Choroidal nevi are little freckles -- colored areas in the back of your eye. They're benign, or noncancerous, ocular tumors that form on the iris or choroid. Because they're not cancer ...
Optical coherence tomography and autofluorescence have also been used. It is important to follow up choroidal nevi as almost 9% of them progress to malignant melanomas within 5 years. At 10 years ...
You can have a nevi in the front of your eye, near the iris, or under the retina in the back of your eye (this one's called a choroidal nevus), per the AAO. Getty Images This is what an eye ...
Eight factors may predict whether a choroidal nevus -- a benign, flat, pigmented growth inside the eye and beneath the retina -- may develop into melanoma, according to a report in the August ...
When a doctor tells you that you have an eye lesion that needs to be followed, they’re likely referring to a choroidal nevus. This is a flat pigmented lesion that’s benign (noncancerous ...