Eye pigment/freckle gotten darker
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I recently went for a routine eye test and all was normal, he asked me about an eye speck/pigment/freckle on the white of my eye which I had checked 6 months ago indicating whether it had changed or not, my response was simply “I don’t think so” as to be honest I sort of forgot it was there. After leaving I started to become paranoid thinking it has possibly gotten slightly darker or more ‘defined’ - it’s a yellow/greyish colour about 1mm. I took a picture on my iPhone and compared it to an old photo I took 6 months ago and it does look darker although I feel this is inaccurate as the colour/contrast on the photo looks different to the previous one but it’s driving me mad! I’m going back in 2 weeks to have it rechecked but I can’t wait that long haha, I have read that any changes to your eye freckles could be a warning sign of melanoma if you’re not in puberty or pregnant. I’m a 25 year old male with no previous medical issues or historical family eye conditions - just a raging hypercondriact. Haha. This sort of thing absolutely sends me crazy, I wish I could of been more thorough on the initial appointment !!!! Is this sort of think normal ? Surely he would of spotted something on the eye test and arranged for a photo to be taken ? Could it just be a normal thing like when skin freckles slightly change colour ? I am driving myself mad and this 2 weeks is going to feel like 2 years ! Please share your thoughts/advice. Thanks !
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Typically they look for it to turn red or larger. However it never hurts to have it checked. If it makes you feel better at all, many people have nevi (freckles) on their eyes and it is not often at all that they are a problem. But definitely have it checked out.