Raised brown spots on my eye

[lincolnd]

Hello. In just the last two hours I began to experience some discomfort with my right eye. It ached as if I had slept with my contacts in (I haven't worn them for 2 days).

Then it felt like I had something stuck in my eye. I looked in the mirror in the car but didn't see anything. When I got home I used my flashlight and looked in the mirror. As I moved closer to the mirror I saw two very small brown spots close together - one directly beneath my pupil and another down and to the right.

This discomfort just started today and there have been no spots on my eye before.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Sorry I can't get the picture to open. You can try artificial tears, commercial eye irrigating fluid and oral pain pills.

JCH MD

[lincolnd]

Thanks for the input.

I'm inclined to think it is foreign material. It has become very uncomfortable (it feels somewhat scratchy when I close my eyes - I don't know how I'll sleep tonight) and there are two dots.

The only thing is I didn't do anything that would expose me to foreign material that could get in my eye. The only thing I can think of is an incident that occurred more than two weeks ago. Is it possible for a foreign object to be present in the eye but not be known and then work its way out over time (two weeks).

I have a picture...

http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e372/lincolnd_bucket/?action=view&current=IMG_717834.jpg

I made an appointment for tomorrow.

Thanks again

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

1. It could be foreign material on your cornea. 2. You may just be seeing a small iris freckle for the first time.

If a problem tomorrow go in to see the ophthalmologist or optometrist that fit your contact lens.


JCH MD