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rich75
Does everyone have pigmentation on the choroid? Is this something normal to have? My eye MD just mentioned I have pigmentation in my eye said it was normal. I guess cause I'm east indian. Anyways, is this correct?
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Im east indian. What does abnormal pigmentation mean?
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Ray T Oyakawa, MD
It depends. Just as skin color darkness depends on ethnic background. Youe can still have abnormal pigmentation that is darker than it should be.
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